United States Ninth Circuit

Defendants' drug conspiracy convictions are affirmed where the prosecution improperly presented, as evidence of defendants' guilt, testimony that drew generalizations on the basis of ethnicity, but the other evidence against defendants was overwhelming and thus the error was harmless.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/10/2009
• Decided 07/24/2009
• Published 07/24/2009

Judges

• CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:, Before RONALD M. GOULD, RICHARD R. CLIFTON, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne A. Luban (argued), Oakland, CA, for defendant-appellant Michael C. Nobari., Roger T. Nuttall (argued), Nuttall & Coleman, Fresno, CA, for defendant-appellant Eddy A. George., Carolyn D. Phillips (argued), Fresno, CA, for defendant-appellant Edison Shino., Nicholas F. Reyes, Fresno, CA, for defendant-appellant Rito S. Zazueta., McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, and Karen A. Escobar (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.