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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)

Citation
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Parent Document
State v. Brooks, 960 S.W.2d 479 (1997)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1997-12-23

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Appellant alleges that the trial court erred in ordering “change of venue” from St. Louis County to Greene County, thereby depriving him of his rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and art. I, section 10, 18(a) and 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution. He contends that as an African-American, he has a right to a venire that fairly represents a cross-section of the community where the crime was committed and that St. Louis County has a population with a much higher percentage of African-Americans than Greene County. He alleges that Jackson County, also available, has demographies that more closely resemble St. Louis County and that no compelling reason required transfer to Greene County.