Opinion ID: 864646
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Previously Addressed Issue

Text: ¶53. Easter argues that it amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel for his counsel not to have made a Batson challenge when Juror 11 was struck. The lack of a Batson challenge was addressed in issue IV. Therefore, we will not address it again in detail. However, there were 10 blacks out of the 35 venire panel. Three out of the 12 jurors that served were black. Easter only contests the State's use of its peremptory challenge as to Juror 11. As discussed in Issue IV, there was no error in striking Juror 11. Alternatively, as discussed in footnote 2 in issue IV, there was an exchange between the State and Juror 11 during questioning. This Court finds that in the case sub judice the lack of a Batson challenge does not merit reversal.