Reginaldo Castaneda was charged with, and convicted of, one count of possession of a controlled substance — heroin. He contends his conviction must be reversed for a new trial because the trial court failed to give a unanimity instruction and the prosecutor was allowed to elicit testimony from a sheriff's deputy that the typical heroin dealer is an Hispanic adult male. We agree, and reverse the judgment...
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