Legal Opinion
United States v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1996No. 94-60686PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Belarmino Sanchez (“Sanchez”) appeals his conviction on five counts of misdemeanor civil rights violations under 18 U.S.C. § 242 (“§ 242”) and one count of felonious civil rights violation under the same statute. Because the district court abused its discretion when it empaneled an anonymous jury to adjudicate Sanchez’s guilt, this court reverses and remands for a new trial.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Sanchez was a Galveston Police Officer assigned to patrol an area of that city frequented by prostitutes and bustling with illicit drug activity. While…
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