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Denver, Colorado (AP)
A federal appeals court has rejected another request from an American Indian man seeking to have his assault conviction overturned following reports that jurors discussed racial stereotypes at his trial.
In October 2007, a jury convicted Kerry Dean Benally of the Ute tribe of hitting a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer with a flashlight after complaints he was driving erratically in the White Mesa area of southeastern Utah.
A federal appeals court has rejected another request from an American Indian man seeking to have his assault conviction overturned following reports that jurors discussed racial stereotypes at his trial.
In October 2007, a jury convicted Kerry Dean Benally of the Ute tribe of hitting a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer with a flashlight after complaints he was driving erratically in the White Mesa area of southeastern Utah.
