United States v. Rafael Chinchilla and Carlos Alberto Escobar

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1989-05-11

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SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge: Chinchilla and Escobar appeal their conviction for crimes related to the importation and possession of marijuana. Their principal attack alleges discriminatory use of peremptory challenges in jury selection. We agree and reverse. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS On November 1, 1986, Amoldo Fuentes drove a van containing marijuana across the Mexico-United States b…

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