United States v. Ricardo Lopez-Hernandez

26 F.3d 134 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ricardo LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 9, 1994. Decided June 7, 1994. 1 Before: WALLACE, CHOY, and McGOVERN, * Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Ricardo Lopez-Hernandez appeals his conviction and sentence following a jury trial for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and aiding and abetting, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1), 846, and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2 , as well as carrying or use of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c)(1). 4 Lopez-Hernandez asserts that the district court violated his right to equal protection of the law by improperly striking venireperson Casillas from the panel, in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986). Due to apparent confusion on the part…