U.S. v. Navarro-Vargas, No. 02-50663 (9th Cir.) (408 F.3d 1184) (May 23, 2005) (Judge Jay S. Bybee)
By a vote of 6-to-5, and over a compelling dissent by Judge hawkins, the majority of the en banc court rejected a claim that the model grand jury instructions violate the Fifth Amendment by undermining the independence of the grand jury.
Once again, the Ninth Circuit has been forced to …
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