United States v. Cynthia Diane Roberts, Johnny Binder, Jr., and Martha Marie Preston

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Today we decide — among other points of error — whether the government’s use of four peremptory strikes to exclude black veniremembers violated the defendants’ constitutional rights under Batson v. Ken tucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986) and whether an ex parte communication between the district court’s case manager and the jury violated the defendants’ fifth and sixth amendment rights. We find no reversible error by the district court and therefore affirm their convictions.

Appellants Cynthia Diane Roberts, Johnny Binder, Jr., and Martha Marie Preston…