Supreme Court of Arkansas

Jonathan Antonio Woods, Appellant v. State of Arkansas, Appellee

October 5, 20172017 Ark. LEXIS 243

Summary

The court affirmed Woods's convictions and sentences, holding that the trial court properly denied his challenges to the State's peremptory strikes against three Black prospective jurors. Woods did not present additional evidence or argument showing discriminatory intent after the State gave race-neutral explanations, and the trial court's rulings were not clearly against the preponderance of the evidence.