STATE v. SANCHEZ

No. 12825-3-III.

72 Wn. App. 821 (1994)

867 P.2d 638

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JORGE S. SANCHEZ, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

February 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda Edmiston, for appellant.

Dennis DeFelice, Prosecuting Attorney, and Steve Cox, Deputy, for respondent.


THOMPSON, C.J.

Jorge S. Sanchez appeals his jury convictions for third degree assault of two police officers who attempted to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. He contends the prosecutor used his peremptory challenges in a discriminatory manner so as to exclude two Hispanics and one African-American from the jury panel. We affirm.

The relevant facts concern voir dire, the prosecutor's explanation of why he exercised his peremptory challenges, and the court...

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