VIRAMONTES-MEDINA v. UNITED STATES

No. 22837.

411 F.2d 981 (1969)

Ramon VIRAMONTES-MEDINA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

As Amended June 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Clarke (argued), San Diego, Cal., for appellant.

Phillip Johnson (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., Edwin L. Miller, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges, and VON DER HEYDT, District Judge.


VON DER HEYDT, District Judge:

Appellant and a co-defendant were convicted of smuggling and concealing marijuana in violation of Title 21 U.S. C. § 176a (1964). On appeal, appellant contends that the following rulings of the trial court were in error:

1. The court refused to ask prospective jurors upon voir dire examination how many criminal cases they had heard in the previous six months, and what type these were.

2. Appellant was not permitted...

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