Legal Opinion
United States v. Ricardo Murillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 25, 2002No. 00-10163PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Ricardo Murillo appeals his conviction and life sentence for participation with three other persons in the murder-for-hire of Patricia Margello. The district court’s jurisdiction was grounded upon 18 U.S.C. § 1958(a), which prohibits the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. After a seven-day trial, Murillo was convicted of both the conspiracy count and the participation count. The appeal challenges the thirteen-month delay between indictment and trial, and an alleged “Batson” error in excusing a juror at the request of the…
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