JONES v. STATE

No. 14-12-00515-CR.

431 S.W.3d 149 (2013)

Robert Nathaniel JONES, Appellant v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused January 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances Young Bourliot , Houston, for Appellant.

Jessica Akins , Houston, for the State.

Panel consists of Chief Justice FROST and Justices BROWN and BUSBY.


OPINION

J. BRETT BUSBY, Justice.

Appellant Robert Nathaniel Jones challenges his felony conviction for possessing a controlled substance, arguing in his first issue that the State peremptorily struck an African-American veniremember in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). He contends that the trial court erred in denying his Batson challenge because the State's explanation...

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