Freddie Batiste, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the Court of Appeals' judgment, holding that a Batson violation is subject to the prejudice prong of the Strickland test for ineffective assistance of counsel and is not exempt from Chapman harmless‑error analysis. The court declined to create a per se presumption of prejudice for counsel's failure to preserve Batson error.