United States v. Carlos Tapia Ponce, United States of America v. Mauricio Monroy, United States of America v. James Romero McTague

990 F.2d 1264 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Tapia PONCE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mauricio MONROY, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Romero MCTAGUE, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-50256, 91-50273 and 91-50749. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. Decided April 1, 1993. Before BEEZER, KOZINSKI and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ponce, Monroy and McTague were convicted of conspiring to possess, and of possessing for purposes of distributing, 21 tons of cocaine. After carefully studying all their points on appeal, we affirm on all grounds, but vacate the sentences. 3 I. Government's Use of Peremptories to Strike Black Jurors. 4 All defendants claim error because the prosecution used peremptory challenges to strike two black persons from the jury panel, Lorraine…