EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Belarmino Sanchez ("Sanchez") appeals his conviction on five counts of misdemeanor civil rights violations under 18 U.S.C. § 242 ("§ 242") and one count of felonious civil rights violation under the same statute. Because the district court abused its discretion when it empaneled an anonymous jury to adjudicate Sanchez's guilt, this court reverses and remands for a new trial.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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