Legal Opinion

United States v. Juana Espericueta De Gross

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided September 10, 1990No. 87-5226PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

A jury convicted Juana Espericueta De Gross of two counts of aiding and abetting the transportation of an alien within the United States. De Gross appeals her conviction, contending that the district court erred in: (1) denying her peremptory challenge of a male venireperson; and (2) accepting the government’s peremptory challenge of the only Hispanic venireperson. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988). We reverse.

BACKGROUND

De Gross pled not guilty to three counts of aiding and abetting the transportation of an alien within the United'States. 1 During voir…

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