United States v. Jesus Alvarez-Ulloa

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:

Jesus Alvarez-Ulloa (“Ulloa”) 1 appeals his conviction for illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and the district court’s order revoking his . supervised release based on the jury’s guilty verdict in the illegal reentry case. During jury selection, Ulloa unsuccessfully challenged three of the government’s peremptory strikes under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). At trial, Ulloa asserted the insanity defense, arguing that as a former boxer he suffered from brain damage that prevented him from understanding the nature of his…