Missouri Court of Appeals, 2013

State v. Johnson

State v. Johnson
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided May 28, 2013 · Ellis, Hardwick, Martin
399 S.W.3d 516; 2013 WL 2300976; 2013 Mo. App. LEXIS 648 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

State v. Johnson

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

Jerrim Johnson appeals from the trial court’s judgment convicting him of murder in the second degree and armed criminal action after a jury trial. Johnson contends that the trial court (1) erred in overruling his Batson objection to the State’s peremptory strike of an African-American venireperson because the explanation given was a pretext for a race-based strike; and (2) plainly erred in permitting the State to present testimony from Detective Ray Lenoir and Vincent Lange that Johnson was hiding in a basement cabinet when the police arrived at his home to arrest him because the evidence was not logically relevant and its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial value. We affirm. Rule 30.25(b).

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