U.S. v. SANCHEZ

No. 97-30002.

176 F.3d 1214 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles J. SANCHEZ, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendy Holton, Helena, Montana, for the defendant-appellant.

C. Ed Laws, Assistant United States Attorney, Billings, Montana, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: ALARCON, RYMER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

Charles Jesse Sanchez ("Sanchez") appeals from the judgment entered following his conviction by a jury of the crime of assisting federal offenders to avoid apprehension. He seeks reversal claiming that the prosecutor's misconduct materially affected the jury's verdict resulting in a miscarriage of justice. We agree and vacate the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.

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