U.S. v. OMORUYI

No. 92-50628.

7 F.3d 880 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Benjamin OMORUYI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 19, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Rubin, Epstein, Adelson, & Rubin, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Mark Larsen, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: TANG, CANBY, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


TANG, Circuit Judge:

Benjamin Omoruyi appeals his conviction for possession of counterfeit securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 513.

I.

Omoruyi argues that the district court erred by permitting the government to peremptorily challenge female prospective jurors on the basis of gender.

The first government peremptory challenge was exercised against an unmarried white woman, and the second against an unmarried black woman. Omoruyi objected...

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