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U.S. Department of Justice 

United States Attorney 

Northern District o/California 

150 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 900 

San Jose, California 95113 

(408) 535·5061 

FAX'(408) 535·5066 

August 26, 2010 

Hon. James Ware, United States District Judge 

Northern District of California 

280 South First Street 

San Jose, California 95113 

Re: United States v. Jamie Harmon, CR 08-00938 JW 

Dear Judge Ware, 

Pursuant to this Court's order of August 24,2010 listed as Docket Entry No. 160, this 

Court ordered the parties to obtain the transcript ofthe jury voir dire and confirm the identities of 

jurors who stated during questioning that they had previously sustained felony convictions, which 

may have precluded their ability to serve as a trial juror. This Court further ordered the 

Government to obtain the criminal history of such seated jurors, if any, in an attempt to verifY 

whether those jurors obtained the restoration of their rights. 

On today's date, the Government received and reviewed the transcripts comprising the 

first day oftrial, including the jury voir dire in its entirety. On page 78 ofthe July 6, 2010 

transcript, prospective juror Santos stated that he had been convicted oftwo felonies. On page 

79 ofthe transcript, Mr. Santos stated that he had his rights restored. No questions regarding Mr. 

Santos' criminal convictions were posed to Mr. Santos by either party during the subsequent jury 

voir dire. Later, in pages 109 through 111, Mr. Santos informed the Court that he was obligated 

to care for his ninety-six year old mother on the Thursday of the second week of trial and asked 

to be excused. According to page 113 ofthe transcript, this Court excused Mr. Santos from the 

jury on that basis. 

Review ofthe July 6, 2010 transcript evidences only one other prospective juror 

possessed a criminal conviction. Page 79 ofthe transcript shows the following: 

COURT:  LET'S SEE. MR. PORTER 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: IT WAS ME. I HAD A I GUESS IT WAS WELFARE 

FRAUD. I GOT FOOD STAMPS OVER THE AMOUNT I WAS 

SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE. IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO. AND THAT'S 

WHAT HAPPENED. 

COURT:  THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF MISTAKES WE LIVE TO REGRET, 

BUT YOU'VE MOVED AHEAD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, 

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Au~ust 26,2010 Letter to Hon. James Ware, U.S. v. Jamie Harmon, CR 08-00938 JW 

MR. PORTER. 

The transcript further reflects that neither party made any subsequent inquires into 

Mr. Porter'sl criminal conviction. Mr. Porter did not state whether the conviction was a 

misdemeanor or a felony, nor did he affirmatively state whether his rights were subsequently 

restored. 

Based upon the above, it is evident that prospective juror Santos, who stated he had "two 

felonies" and subsequently had his rights restored, was not seated as a juror. Further, prospective 

juror Porter, who was seated as a juror and subsequently became the presiding juror, stated he 

was convicted of welfare fraud over twenty-five years ago. As such, Presiding Juror Porter could 

not have committed misconduct by lying to the Court because he was not the juror that indicated 

his rights were restored, even if the conviction was for a felony. 

Ifthis Court believes further inquiry must be made of Presiding Juror Mark Porter's 

twenty-five year old criminal history, and given that Mark Porter is a common name, additional 

identifying information to include Mr. Porter's date ofbirth, or area ofresidence and Social 

Security Number will be necessary in order for the Government to obtain an accurate criminal 

history ofthe correct person. 

We await further instructions and/or additional information from this Court. 

Very truly yours, 

MELINDA HAAG 

United States Attorney 

/s/ 

RICHARD C. CHENG 

Assistant United States Attorney 

/s/ 

GRANT P. FONDa 

Assistant United States Attorney 

RCC:rc 

cc: Defense Counsel 

Attachments: July 6, 2010 transcript pages 78-79; 109-113 

lThe Government believes that Mr. Porter's first name is Mark. 

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PROSPECTIVE JUROR: NO. 

 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. PASS IT DOWN TO 

NUMBER 8, I BELIEVE. MR. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YEAH. IT WAS 

DOMESTIC - IT WAS ME. I WAS BROUGHT IN DOMESTIC 

AGAINST MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS VERBALLY ABUSING MY 

WIFE, WHICH THE WHOLE THING GOT DISMISSED AND WE 

WERE HELPED, SO THAT WAS GOOD. BUT THERE WAS 

CHARGES BROUGHT UP. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR 

THAT MR. DOUGHTY. ANYTHING ABOUT THAT THAT MAKES 

YOU FEEL YOU WOULDN'T BE A FAIR JUROR IN THIS CASE? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: NO. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. 

LET'S SEE. MR. SANTOS? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES. I WAS CONVICTED 

OF TWO FELONIES. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. AND HOW LONG AGO 

WAS THAT? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. 

THE COURT: TEN YEARS. THAT DOES RAISE A 

QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS 

WERE AFFECTED BY THAT. ONE OF THE RIGHTS YOU CAN 

LOSE BY BEING CONVICTED OF A FELONY IS THE RIGHT TO 

VOTE OR THE RIGHT TO SERVE AS A TRIAL JUROR. 

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I TAKE IT THAT THOSE RIGHTS WERE NOT 

 

TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU AS A RESULT OF THOSE 

ACTIVITIES? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: THEY WERE TAKEN, BUT 

THEY HAVE BEEN RESTORED. 

THE COURT: EXCELLENT. I'M A BIG 

BELIEVER IN REHABILITATION, SO THANK YOU, SIR. 

LET'S SEE. MR. PORTER. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: IT WAS ME. I HAD 

A -- I GUESS IT WAS WELFARE FRAUD. I GOT FOOD 

STAMPS OVER THE AMOUNT I WAS SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE. 

IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. 

THE COURT: THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF 

MISTAKES WE LIVE TO REGRET, BUT YOU'VE MOVED AHEAD. 

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PORTER. 

LET'S SEE, NUMBER 16, MR. TOLENTINO. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: SO I HAVE A BROTHER 

WHO WAS CONVICTED OF DRUG CHARGES, AND THEN I HAVE 

A COUSIN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF FRAUD. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. AND ANYTHING 

ABOUT THAT THAT MAKES YOU FEEL YOU WOULDN'T BE A 

FAIR JUROR HERE? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: I DON'T BELIEVE SO. 

THE COURT: WERE THEY TREATED FAIRLY IN 

THE PROCESS AS FAR AS YOU WERE CONCERNED? 

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THAT THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU WOULD NOT SERVE FOR 

 

THE PERIOD OF TIME. 

I KNOW THAT MS. AYALA, DURING THE COURSE 

OF THE QUESTIONING, TALKED ABOUT HER BACK, BUT 

WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE BREAKS AND WE CAN ACCOMMODATE 

THAT. 

I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW THE M X 

OF JURORS WENT WITH RESPECT TO SOME OF THE THINGS 

THAT WERE HAPPENING, AND SO THAT'S WHY I ASK THIS 

QUESTION, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE 

GO AND ADMINISTER AN OATH, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, 

NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL 14 OF YOU ARE ABLE TO 

SERVE. 

ANYONE WANT TO BRING ANYTHING TO MY 

ATTENTION? 

OKAY. NUMBER -- LET'S SEE. I SAW 

MR. SANTOS, WHO'S NUMBER 6 AT THIS POINT. WHAT IS 

THE NATURE OF YOUR INQUIRY? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: AFTER LOOKING AT THIS 

CALENDAR, ON THURSDAY, THE 13TH, OR THE 15TH, I GO 

OUT OF TOWN TO GO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER BECAUSE 

SHE'S 96 AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE LAST 

YEAR. 

THE COURT: SO IT'S JUST THE ONE DAY 

EVENT? 

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PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES. IT'S FOR 

 

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN I COME 

BACK ON SATURDAY. 

THE COURT: AH. SO IT'S FOR TWO DAYS? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. WELL, ONE OF THE 

THINGS THAT I DID INDICATE IS THAT I WOULD EXCUSE 

JURORS IF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE CARE OF AN AGED 

OR INFIRM PERSON. I WISH YOU HAD TOLD ME ABOUT 

THAT WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, 

BUT 

AND SO YOU'RE ASKING -- YOU KNOW, I LEFT 

MY NOTEBOOK ON THE CASE SITTING RIGHT THERE. CAN 

YOU GRAB THAT? 

YOU'RE ASKING TO BE EXCUSED BECAUSE OF 

THAT? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: IF THE TRIAL GOES 

THAT LONG, I MAY HAVE TO BE. 

THE COURT: WELL, I NEED TO GET THE 

SCHEDULE IN FRONT OF ME. I LEFT MY NOTEBOOK. I'LL 

HAVE IT IN A MOMENT. 

SO IT'S THE 13TH? 

 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: THE 15TH. 

 

THE COURT: SO IT'S THE 15TH AND 16TH? 

 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES, SIR. 

 

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THE COURT: YEAH, ACCORDING TO OUR 

SCHEDULE, YOU WILL BE STARTING YOUR JURY 

DELIBERATIONS ON THOSE DAYS. THAT'S THE SCHEDULE 

THAT I OUTLINED. SO WE WILL GO THAT FAR. 

SO YOU'RE ASKING TO BE EXCUSED 

MR. SANTOS? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES, YOUR HONOR. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. I 

ALSO SAW A HAND RAISED FOR NUMBER 9. 

LET'S SEE. SO THAT WAS MR. KOMAR. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: NO. I'M MR. KOMAR. 

THE COURT: I'M SORRY. I'VE GOT MY 

NUMBERS MIXED UP. SO IT'S JUROR NUMBER 8, 

MR. PETRALIA. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES. I'M A SOLE 

PROPRIETOR. I'M A BARBER AND I WORK ALONE, AND FOR 

ME TO BE OUT THAT LONG A TIME WOULD BE A FINANCIAL 

BURDEN FOR ME, SIR. 

THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WAS 

ANOTHER REASON I ASKED PEOPLE TO RAISE THEIR NUMBER 

CARD. SO YOU'RE NOW TELLING ME YOU NEED TO BE 

EXCUSED FOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: YES, SIR. I'M THE 

ONLY ONE THAT - IF I'M NOT THERE, I'M OUT OF 

BUSINESS. 

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THE COURT: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME 

 

EXCUSE MR. SANTOS AND MR. PETRALIA. TAKE A SEAT. 

SO THAT MAKES SEATS NUMBER 9 -- I MEAN 

NUMBER 6 AND NUMBER 8 VACANT. 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: THANK YOU, YOUR 

HONOR. 

THE COURT: AND, LET'S SEE, I WILL MOVE 

THOSE JURORS WHO WERE IN SEATS 13 AND 14 UP. 

SO, LET'S SEE, MS. GORDON, YOU GO TO SEAT 

NUMBER 6. YES, THAT'S CORRECT. 

AND THEN I WILL HAVE NUMBER 14, WHICH IS 

MS. AYALA, GO TO SEAT NUMBER 8. 

AND THEN CALL THE NAME OF THE NEXT 

UNSTRICKEN PROSPECTIVE JUROR. 

THE CLERK: JUDGE, NUMBER 4 IS ALSO 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: I'M SORRY. I 

HESITATED TO SPEAK. IT'S NOT QUITE A FINANCIAL, 

BUT IT'S AN EDUCATIONAL HARDSHIP FOR ME. 

I'M A PROFESSOR AT SAN JOSE. THIS IS MY 

SUMMER VACATION. I ONLY HAVE EIGHT WEEKS OFF. 

AND I'M ALSO TRYING TO WRITE A 

DISSERTATION AT STANFORD. IT'S MY ONLY TIME TO 

WRITE. IT'S LIKE A -­ 

THE COURT: THE PERFECT STORM. I OFTEN 

SET PROFESSORS AND TEACHERS DURING THE SUMMER, BUT 

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IT SOUNDS LIKE -- WHAT DO YOU TEACH? 

PROSPECTIVE JUROR: WOMEN'S STUDIES AND 

SOCIAL SCIENCE. I DEFERRED DURING THE SEMESTER SO 

I WOULDN'T IMPACT MY STUDENTS. 

THE COURT: IT'S SORT OF LIKE WINNING THE 

LOTTO. EVERYBODY WANTS TO WIN, BUT ONCE YOU WIN, 

YOU SAY SO WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH ALL THIS 

MONEY? 

SO THAT'S JUROR NUMBER 4, MS. GALLARDO. 

AND SO YOU'RE ASKING TO BE EXCUSED JUST BECAUSE OF 

THE EDUCATIONAL DISTRACTIONS THAT YOU BRING. 

ALL RIGHT. SO MS. GALLARDO, YOU MAY BE 

EXCUSED. 

SO CALL THE NAME OF THE NEXT UNSTRICKEN 

JUROR TO SEAT NUMBER 4. 

THE CLERK: EDSHIR GALINATO. 

THE COURT: MR. GALINATO, YES, COME TO 

SEAT NUMBER 4. 

NOW, I DO NEED TO HOLD YOU JUST FOR A 

LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE THESE LATER RE STS TO 

BE EXCUSED HAVE DEPRIVED ME OF WHAT I THOUGHT I HAD 

AS A TIME QUALIFIED PANEL. I. 

WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE POINT THAT ANYONE 

WHO NEEDED TO BE EXCUSED FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME OF 

THE CASE SHOULD RAISE THEIR CARDS, AND I CAN 

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