United States v. Antonio Valenzuela-Jasso

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972 F.2d 1347·1992 WL 189433·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 28678
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 3, 199291-10476California386 words

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972 F.2d 1347 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio VALENZUELA-JASSO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10476. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 27, 1992. Decided Aug. 3, 1992. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FARRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Valenzuela attacks his conviction on two grounds: he says a biased juror entitles him to a new trial and he insists his trial counsel was ineffective. 3 We reject his juror-bias claim for the reasons given in the district court's order of July 25, 1991. 4 Ineffective assistance claims are ordinarily resolved on collateral rather than direct review. See, e.g., United States v. Schaflander, 743 F.2d 714, 717 (9th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1058 (1985). Most ineffectiveness claims cannot succeed without fact development outside the original record. United States v. Birges, 723 F.2d 666, 670 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 466 U.S. 943…

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