· 3/7/1979
United States v. Pedro Pablo Rodriguez
Citations
- 588 F.2d 1003
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- holding that \hispanics\ do not constitute a recognizable class
- conviction under drug-importation statutes requires showing that defendant knew he was importing controlled substance
- the Court found that appellant had failed to establish that the persons of “Latin origin” constitute a “single cognizable group rather than several — e. g. Cuban-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Argentine-Americans, Spanish-Americans, etc.”
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Judges: Brown, Thornberry, Tuttle
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