STATE v. COFIELD

No. COA97-609.

498 S.E.2d 823 (1998)

STATE of North Carolina v. Demetrius Antoine COFIELD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Michael F. Easley by Special Deputy Attorney General Francis W. Crawley, for the State.

Fountain and Goodwyn by George A. Goodwyn, Tarboro, and Gibbons, Cozart, Jones, Hughes, Sallenger & Taylor, by Thomas R. Sallenger, Wilson, for defendant-appellant.


GREENE, Judge.

Demetrius Antoine Cofield (Defendant) appeals his conviction for the first-degree murder of Mohammed Suleiman Mullah (Mullah) in the perpetration of attempted armed robbery.

During jury selection, defense counsel peremptorily challenged prospective jurors Anita Cooke (Cooke), James Russ (Russ), Milton Moore, Jr. (Moore), and Michael Speight (Speight) on behalf of Defendant, who is African-American. The State objected to their removal, contending...

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