United States v. Fidencio Saenz, Domitilla Garza, Genoveva Garcia, and Norma Solis, Defendants

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Fidencio Saenz, Domitilla Garza, and Genoveva Garcia were convicted of conspiracy in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c) and 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 372. 1 In addition, appellants Norma Solis, Garza, and Garcia were each convicted on one substantive count of vote buying in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1973i(c). Appellants appeal their convictions urging that the evidence is insufficient to support their convictions. They argue further that the prosecutor committed misconduct sufficient to warrant reversal, that the trial court directed the verdict of the jury as to an…