Perry Keeton, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the trial court's findings that the prosecutor's peremptory strikes of three black jurors were not motivated by purposeful racial discrimination. The majority held that the trial judge's factual findings were supported by the record and that reversal is warranted only if those findings are clearly erroneous. A concurring opinion expressed concern about the adequacy of the prosecutor's explanations but agreed with the result.