United States Ninth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for illegal reentry after deportation is vacated where the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion to appoint an expert to assist him in pursuing his equal protection challenge to the composition of the jury pool.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2005
• Decided 08/26/2005
• Published 08/26/2005

Judges

• BETTY B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge., Before:  LAY,B. FLETCHER, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Melody M. Walcott, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Fresno, California, for the defendant-appellant., David Gappa, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Fresno, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.