U.S. v. GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ

Nos. 07-1471, 07-1697.

541 F.3d 8 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joannie Plaza-Martínez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, and Héctor L. Ramos-Vega, Assistant Federal Public Defender, were on brief for appellant.

Vernon B. Miles, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa E. Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, and Germán A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and KEENAN, District Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Following a jury trial, Ángel García-Álvarez ("García") was convicted of carjacking and firearms offenses. Thereafter, the district court denied his motion for new trial, finding that the evidence it was premised on was not newly discovered. García now appeals his conviction on sufficiency and evidentiary grounds, and challenges the denial of his motion for a new trial. Following a careful review, we reject all of...

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