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WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 49S00-9708-CR-00453.

700 N.E.2d 784 (1998)

Derrick WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 26, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter E. Bravard, Jr., Appellate Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Derrick Williams, appeals his convictions for murder1 and carrying a handgun without a license.2 In this direct appeal, he claims three errors: (1) the discriminatory use of peremptory juror strikes; (2) insufficient evidence to convict; and (3) an erroneous jury instruction. We affirm.

The defendant first contends that the State exercised racially discriminatory peremptory...

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