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Court order / legal opinion
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Summary
This document is page 13 of a court order filed on April 1, 2022, in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell. The text analyzes a motion regarding juror misconduct, specifically discussing the 'McDonough' test. The Court concludes that the juror's false answers during voir dire were not deliberate and that the second prong of the legal test was not satisfied. It also defines legal standards for actual, implied, and inferable bias.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Referred to as 'the Defendant'; her legal team argues that inadvertent false statements by a juror satisfy the McDono...
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| Juror | Subject of Inquiry |
Unnamed juror whose conduct during voir dire is being analyzed for potential misconduct/false answers.
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| The Court | Judge/Adjudicator |
Analyzing the legal arguments regarding juror misconduct.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The Government |
Prosecution team arguing that deliberate falsehood is required for juror misconduct.
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| Second Circuit Court of Appeals |
Referenced for legal precedents (Shaoul, Greer, Stewart, Torres).
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| National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
Organization that filed an amicus curiae brief arguing deliberateness is not required.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (indicated in footer stamp DOJ-OGR).
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Implied by case number 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
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Relationships (1)
The document contrasts arguments from the 'Defendant' (Maxwell) and 'The Government'.
Key Quotes (3)
"The Court finds that the false answers were not deliberate and that the second prong of McDonough is not satisfied."Source
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"Under the second prong of McDonough, the Court “must determine if it would have granted the hypothetical challenge” for cause if the juror had responded accurately."Source
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"“Bias may be inferred when a juror discloses a fact that bespeaks a risk of partiality sufficiently significant to warrant granting the trial judge discretion to excuse"Source
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