Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

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

April 6, 19881988 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 61

Summary

The Court affirmed the trial judge’s findings that the prosecutor’s peremptory challenges were not motivated by racial discrimination, holding that the record supported those findings and that appellate review is limited to reversal only if the trial court’s determination is clearly erroneous. A concurrence agreed with the majority’s conclusion but emphasized the lack of cross‑examination of the prosecutor.