United States v. Ernest Edward Dominguez

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Ernest Edward Dominguez appeals from a conviction in the Western Dis-' trict of Texas for possession of heroin with intent to distribute 1 which resulted in a twelve year sentence and a fifteen year special parole term. His appeal is based on the trial court’s excusal of a seated, but unsworn juror without consultation with defense counsel, denial of a motion to suppress based on alleged insufficiencies in the affidavit supporting a search warrant and failure of the court to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant due to the government’s alleged inability to…