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Staff Report//May 20, 2026//
Defendant appealed his conviction for first-degree assault and armed criminal action, arguing that the trial court erred in denying his Batson challenge and overruling his objection to the admission of testimony of uncharged conduct.
Where defendant failed to prove that the state had a pretextual reason for striking the prospective juror, his Batson claim was meritless, and the referenced to uncharged conduct was fleeting and not prejudicial to defendant’s case.
Judgment is affirmed.
State v. Mabin (MLW No. 84798/Case No. ED113014 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Torbitzky, J.) Appealed from circuit court, City of St. Louis, Burke, J. (Hannah Kahn for appellant) (Wensdai Brooks for respondent)
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