Legal Opinion
United States v. Julio Cesar Vasquez-Lopez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1994No. 93-50155PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Julio Cesar Vasquez-Lopez appeals his conviction for cultivating marijuana and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1); 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). He argues that the government’s peremptory challenge of the only Black prospective juror violated Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
During jury selection, defense counsel objected to the government’s peremptory challenge to the only Black juror on the panel. The government began to offer an explanation for the challenge —…
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