Legal Opinion
United States v. Ernesto Romero-Reyna
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1989No. 88-1437PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Ernesto Romero-Reyna appeals his convictions of possession of marihuana and heroin with intention to distribute, challenging: (1) the trial court’s ruling on a motion to suppress evidence; (2) the sufficiency of the evidence; and (3) the trial court’s refusal to quash the jury panel because of Batson violations. Finding no merit in the first two challenges, but merit in the third, for the reasons assigned we remand for further proceedings.
Background
On December 15, 1987, at approximately 10:00 a.m., two border patrol agents in a marked vehicle were patrolling the Rio…
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