State v. Mincey

Jan 28, 1987
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Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
Per curiam.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals’ ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‍opinion in Mincey v. State, 180 Ga. App. 263 (349 SE2d 1) (1986) to consider whether Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U. S. ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‍_ (106 SC 1712, 90 LE2d 69) (1986) should be applied retroactively to cases pending on appeal or ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‍not final at the time Batson was decided. The United States Supreme Court has answered the question in ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‍favor of retroactivity. Griffith v. Kentucky, 55 USLW 4089 (_ U. S. _), decided January 13, 1987. The Court of ‍‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‍Appeals’ opinion was in agreement.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.