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SCOTT v. STATE

No. 2002-KP-00798-COA.

981 So.2d 979 (2007)

James Wesley SCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Mississippi, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Farris, James Wesley Scott, (Pro Se), attorneys for appellant.

Office of the Attorney General by Billy L. Gore, attorney for appellee.

EN BANC.

ROBERTS, J., for the Court.

SUMMARY OF THE CASE

¶ 1. James Wesley Scott went to trial for simple robbery, attempted kidnapping, and attempted sexual assault. During jury selection, Scott objected to the prosecution's use of peremptory challenges. According to Scott, the prosecution exercised its peremptory challenges in a racially-motivated manner in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712...

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