U.S. v. Girouard, 1st Cir. Mar. 28, 2008
07-1244 U.S. v. Girouard
Before Lynch, Circuit Judge, Stahl, Senior Circuit Judge, and Howard, Circuit Judge.
HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Margaret Girouard was convicted by a jury of one count of consumer product tampering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1365. On appeal, she claims the empanelment of the jury that convicted her was tainted by religious discrimination in violation of the Constitution. The district court implicitly found that Girouard had failed to establish a prima facie case that the prosecutor’s peremptory strike was motivated by discriminatory animus. Finding no clear error in this determination, we affirm the conviction. … U.S. v. Girouard.
