STATE v. BRASTFIELD

No. 2008-KA-0560.

3 So.3d 9 (2008)

STATE of Louisiana v. Bryant K. BRASTFIELD.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 10, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keva Landrum-Johnson, District Attorney, Graham L. Bosworth, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, for State of Louisiana.

John Harvey Craft, Louisiana Appellate Project, New Orleans, LA, for Bryant K. Brastfield.

(Court composed of Judge TERRI F. LOVE, Judge DAVID S. GORBATY, Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME).


TERRI F. LOVE, Judge.

This appeal arises from the district court's denial of the defendant's objections to the state's use of peremptory challenges. We find that the district court did not err and affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Bryant Brastfield ("Mr. Brastfield") was charged with possession of cocaine. His first trial ended in a mistrial because the jury was unable to reach a verdict. While empaneling a second jury, the...

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