Opinion ID: 1802382
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Text: ś 73. After carefully reviewing the record before this Court and the applicable law, we find that the State engaged in racially discriminatory practices during the jury selection process and that the trial court committed reversible error in upholding the peremptory strikes exercised against Vickie Curry and Connie Pittman. Based on the State's Batson violation, we are required to reverse the judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court and remand this case for a new trial. See Batson, 476 U.S. at 100, 106 S.Ct. 1712 (finding of Batson violation requires reversal); Dawson v. Delaware, 503 U.S. 159, 112 S.Ct. 1093, 117 L.Ed.2d 309 (1992) (Blackmun, J., concurring) (reiterating that a Batson violation is not subject to harmless-error analysis). Accordingly, the trial court's judgment is reversed, and this case is remanded for a new trial consistent with this opinion. ś 74. REVERSED AND REMANDED. WALLER, P.J., DIAZ AND DICKINSON, JJ., CONCUR. COBB, P.J., CONCURS IN RESULT ONLY WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED IN PART BY DICKINSON, J. SMITH, C.J., DISSENTS WITH SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION JOINED BY EASLEY, CARLSON AND RANDOLPH, JJ.