UNITED STATES v. ABARCA-ESPINOZA

No. 26327.

440 F.2d 1354 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos ABARCA-ESPINOZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Manuel Lazcano, South San Francisco, Cal., William N. Fielden, La Jolla, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Shelby R. Gott, Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert H. Filsinger, Chief, Crim. Div., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Abarca-Espinoza appeals from convictions of violations of 21 U.S.C. § 176a, smuggling marijuana, and 18 U.S.C. § 545, smuggling merchandise. We affirm.

His contentions are:

(1) that the government did not produce nor name the informant who had alerted the border guards; and

(2) that a fair trial was denied for lack of Mexican-Americans on the jury panel.

There was no indication that the informant was a participant...

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