P. v. Amos CA2/17
Defendant James Charles Amos appeals his convictions for first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) ; possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1)); and unlawful discharge of a firearm from a motor vehicle (§ 26100, subd. (d)). Amos contends the prosecutor used a peremptory challenge to excuse a potential juror because of his race, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky (1986) 476 U.S. 79 (Batson) and People v. Wheeler (1978) 22 Cal.3d 258 (Wheeler). We conclude the trial court properly denied Amos’s Batson/Wheeler motion and therefore affirm.
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