United States v. Jennette Anne Causley

62 F.3d 1425 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jennette Anne CAUSLEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50395. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1995. Decided Aug. 2, 1995. Before: FARRIS AND O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and TASHIMA, District Judge * . MEMORANDUM ** Causley timely appeals her jury conviction for: (1) conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine; (2) possession of methamphetamine; and (3) use of a firearm during the commission of a drug trafficking crime. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. I. Batson Claim Causley alleges discrimination in the jury selection process. We review for clear error. United States v. Vasquez-Lopez, 22 F.3d 900 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 115 S.Ct. 239 (1994). The government exercised a preemptory challenge to strike the only African-American man on the panel. Causley, who is white, raised a Batson…