United States v. Benjamin Omoruyi

46 F.3d 1148 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Benjamin OMORUYI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50512. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1994. Decided Feb. 8, 1995. Before: FARRIS, POOLE, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM * This is the second time Benjamin Omoruyi appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for conspiracy to possess and possession of counterfeit cashier's checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 371 , 513. In the first appeal, we reversed Omoruyi's conviction because the Government impermissibly exercised gender-based peremptory challenges against female venirepersons. United States v. Omoruyi, 7 F.3d 880, 882 (9th Cir.1993). Omoruyi now raises three challenges to his convictions. We affirm. Omoruyi first contends that the district court erred by rejecting his peremptory challenge against a white male venireperson allegedly on the basis of age…