Legal Opinion
United States v. Rafael Chinchilla and Carlos Alberto Escobar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1989No. 87-5102, 5112PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 border. After crossing the border, authorities found the marijuana and arrested Fuentes.
Fuentes told agents that Chinchilla had (1) paid him $150 to drive the van from Tijuana, Mexico to Los Angeles; (2) introduced…
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