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Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1/25/1999

State v. Tucker

Citations

  • 512 S.E.2d 99
  • 334 S.C. 1
  • 1999 S.C. LEXIS 24

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that “[u]nless a discriminatory intent is inherent in the proponent’s explanation, the reason offered will be deemed race-neutral”
  • noting that the offense of kidnapping “commences when one is wrongfully deprived of freedom and continues until the freedom is restored” and further finding that proof of kidnapping existed where defendant had bound victim with duct tape in her home
  • finding no violation of Batson where State struck juror because he was argumentative and his answers were “dogmatic”
  • no Batson violation where the State exercised all six of its peremptory strikes against blacks because the explanations were race-neutral
  • no Batson violation where the State exercised all six of its peremptory strikes against blacks because the explanations were race-neutral
  • counsel may strike venire persons based on their demeanor and disposition

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Judges: Toa, III, Moore, Toal, Waller, Burnett, Goodstein

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