US v. Garcia-Garcia

Filing 920091204

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'Of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting by\
designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = ' Defendant additionally argues the jury pool was not fairly\
representative because he was “tried and convicted by a jury in a\
District where 84.1% of all Puerto Rico residents do not command\
English ‘very well.’” Brief of Defendant-Appellant at 19. Other\
than that bald assertion, Defendant provides no legal or factual\
support for such a claim. We, therefore, refuse to consider it. \
See United States v. Zannino, 895 F.2d 1, 17 (1st Cir. 1990)\
(“[I]ssues adverted to in a perfunctory manner, unaccompanied by\
some effort at developed argumentation, are deemed waived.”). \
Regardless, we have repeatedly rejected such a claim. See United\
States v. Rodríguez-Lozada, 558 F.3d 29, 38 (1st Cir. 2009)\
(explaining that an English proficiency requirement for jurors,\
including in Puerto Rico, does not violate a defendant’s Sixth\
Amendment right to a jury made up of a fair cross section of the\
community); United States v. González-Vélez, 466 F.3d 27, 40 (1st\
Cir. 2006) (same); United States v. Dubón-Otero, 292 F.3d 1, 17\
(1st Cir. 2002)(same).\
'

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