Larry Williams Whitsey, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court held that the trial judge’s finding that the prosecutor’s peremptory challenges were race‑neutral was unsupported; appellant established purposeful discrimination under Batson, violating the Fourteenth Amendment, and the judgments of the trial court and Court of Appeals were reversed and remanded for a new trial. The Court also adopted the "clearly erroneous" standard of review for Batson issues.