United States First Circuit

Convictions of a former CEO of a federal credit union and her husband for conspiracy to embezzle and to make false entries, and other related crimes, are affirmed where: 1) the defendants' Batson claims are rejected as district judge did not clearly err in accepting the proffered reasons with respect to the government's peremptory challenge of an African-American juror; and 2) the husband's remaining claims are rejected as sufficient evidence supported his convictions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2010
• Published 05/03/2010

Judges

• BOUDIN, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Judith H. Mizner, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Office, for appellant Carol Aranjo., Jane Elizabeth Lee, by appointment of the court, for appellant Alphonso Smith.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel Steven Goodman, Criminal Division, Appellate Section, Department of Justice, with whom Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Gary G. Grindler, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Michael K. Loucks, Acting United States Attorney, and Karen L. Goodwin, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.