UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ

No. 78-5511. Summary Calendar.

588 F.2d 450 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mary Frances LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Smith, Lubbock, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth J. Mighell, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Roger McRoberts, Asst. U. S. Attys., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, RONEY and GEE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 21, 1979.

PER CURIAM:

Mary Frances Lopez was convicted of the intentional obstruction of correspondence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1702. During her trial, Lopez filed a motion to quash the petit jury panel, contending that the procedures by which jurors were selected impermissibly discriminated against Mexican-Americans. Lopez rested her claims of discrimination squarely on constitutional grounds; she did...

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