Legal Opinion
United States v. Martin Iribe-Perez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1997No. 96-1370PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Martin Iribe-Perez, argues that the district court erred in allowing a jury to try him for certain drug offenses after that jury had been erroneously informed by the court that Mr. Iribe-Perez would be pleading guilty to the crimes charged. We agree. After a trial judge has informed a panel of prospective jurors in a criminal case that a defendant is going to plead guilty, if the defendant decides not to do so, it is improper to constitute a jury from that same panel to try the defendant. Moreover, selection of jurors from that same panel implicates…
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