State v. Gill
The STATE, Respondent, v. Michael Jerrod GILL, Petitioner
Opinion
*254 PER CURIAM:
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ decision denying petitioner relief, by a vote of two-to-one, on his Batson 1
claim.
State v. Gill, 319 S.C. 283 , 460 S.E.2d 412 (Ct.App.1995). We find the Court of Appeals erred in reaching the Batson “mixed motive” issue because it was not properly preserved for appeal, never having been raised to or ruled upon by the trial judge, see, e.g., Smith v. Phillips, 318 S.C. 453 , 458 S.E.2d 427 (1995).
Accordingly, we vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals, and affirm petitioner’s conviction.
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Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 , 106 S.Ct. 1712 , 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986).
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(finding a Batson issue is not properly preserved for review when it was not raised to or ruled upon by the trial court)
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(summary report prepared by police for use in prosecuting case not subject to disclosure under Rule 5)
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