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9th Circuit strikes down felon's firearm conviction
Criminal
Jul. 6, 2002
Stalemate in Smuggle Case Spurs Mistrial
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge has declared a mistrial for the last of seven Ukrainians charged with operating an international smuggling ring that brought undocumented aliens into the United States through Mexico and sold some of the women into prostitution.
U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi announced the ruling Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked o...