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Litigation

Oct. 11, 2012

Defendant:Latinos under-represented on juries

An alleged gang member seeking to have his twin conspiracy convictions thrown out has filed a motion charging that Latinos are systematically under-represented on federal juries in Santa Ana.

By Don J. DeBenedictis< br/> Daily Journal Staff Writer

An alleged gang member seeking to have his twin conspiracy convictions thrown out has filed a motion charging that Latinos are systematically under-represented on federal juries in Santa Ana. "We are claiming purposeful discrimination on the part of the clerk's office," Fullerton criminal defense attorney Craig M. Wilke said. In his motion to dismiss, filed late Monday, Wilke said officials with the Central District clerk o...

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