Government of the Canal Zone v. Brian Kent Davis and Wolfgang Ludwig Otto Gossow

JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

This case deals with the appellants’ assertion that the District Court improperly denied their motion for inspection of jury records in connection with preparation and presentation of a motion challenging compliance with jury selection procedures under 28 U.S.C. § 1867. 1 We agree with their argument and accordingly reverse their convictions and remand the case to the District Court with instructions to permit the inspection.

Wolfgang Ludwig Otto Gossow and Brian Kent Davis were charged by the Government of the Canal Zone in a four-count information with conspiring…