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Summary
This document, a page from a legal filing, discusses the legal precedent for dividing a judicial district for the purpose of jury selection. It centers on the Second Circuit's decision in United States v. Bahna, where a defendant's second trial was moved to a different courthouse that drew jurors from a smaller, less diverse geographic pool than the entire district. The Second Circuit upheld this practice, ruling that the fairness of a jury pool should be evaluated based on the specific division from which it is drawn, not the district as a whole, especially when the division is based on administrative feasibility.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Gottfried | Party in a legal case |
Mentioned in the case citation United States v. Gottfried, 165 F.2d 360, 364 (2d Cir. 1948).
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| Allen | Party in a legal case |
Mentioned in the case citation See Allen, 2021 WL 431458, at *1.
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| Bahna | Defendant |
Defendant in the case United States v. Bahna, 68 F.3d 19 (2d Cir. 1995), whose trials are the central example discussed.
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| Soares | Party in a legal case |
Mentioned in the footnote case citation Soares v. United States, 66 F. Supp. 2d 391, 397 (E.D.N.Y. 1999).
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Organizations (2)
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| Second Circuit | government agency |
A U.S. Court of Appeals whose decision in United States v. Bahna is discussed.
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| Eastern District of New York | government agency |
The U.S. District Court where the Bahna trials took place. Mentioned in relation to its Jury Plan and courthouses.
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Timeline (4 events)
1995
The Second Circuit rejected the defendant's reasoning in the Bahna case and upheld the conviction.
Locations (5)
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The geographic and jurisdictional area where the legal events took place.
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The venue for the first trial of the defendant in the Bahna case, which drew jurors from all counties in the Eastern ...
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The venue for the second trial of the defendant in the Bahna case, which drew jurors only from Nassau and Suffolk cou...
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One of the two counties from which the Uniondale courthouse drew its jurors.
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One of the two counties from which the Uniondale courthouse drew its jurors.
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Key Quotes (3)
"an impartial trial, of economy and of lessening the burden of attendance."Source
— United States v. Gottfried
(Cited as the interests for which a District's Jury Plan can divide territorially.)
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"Where a jury venire is drawn from a properly designated division, we look to that division to see whether there has"Source
— Second Circuit
(Part of the holding from the United States v. Bahna case, explaining the standard for reviewing jury selection in a specific judicial division.)
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"was to accommodate trial congestion in the court’s calendar during a period of judicial emergency in the Eastern District."Source
— trial court (cited in Soares v. United States)
(The stated reason for transferring the Bahna trial to the Uniondale courthouse, as mentioned in a footnote.)
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