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Type: Legal filing / appellate brief (page 18 of 26)
File Size: 600 KB
Summary

This document is page 18 of a legal filing (Case 22-1426) dated September 17, 2024. It discusses a Rule 33 motion regarding Juror 50's erroneous responses during voir dire in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. The text argues that under the 'McDonough' standard, a new trial is not warranted because the District Court found the juror's errors were not deliberate and would not have resulted in a strike for cause.

People (2)

Name Role Context
Juror 50 Juror
Subject of a Rule 33 motion regarding erroneous responses during voir dire; found credible by the District Court.
Maxwell Defendant/Appellant
Referenced as not challenging other jurors who disclosed past sexual abuse; implied subject of the appeal (Ghislaine ...

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
District Court
Applied the McDonough standard and ruled on Juror 50's credibility.
Supreme Court
Cited in footnote 33 regarding the standard for invalidating trial results.
DOJ-OGR
Department of Justice - Office of Government Relations (indicated in footer stamp).
McDonough Power Equipment, Inc.
Part of the case citation establishing the legal standard.

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Voir Dire
District Court
Unknown (Past)
Rule 33 Motion Ruling
District Court

Relationships (1)

Maxwell Legal Adversary Juror 50
Maxwell is challenging the trial outcome based on Juror 50's conduct during voir dire.

Key Quotes (4)

"Under McDonough, a party seeking a new trial “must first demonstrate that a juror failed to answer honestly a material question on voir dire, and then further show that a correct response would have provided a valid basis for a challenge for cause.”"
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"The District Court... determined that Juror 50’s erroneous responses during voir dire were “not deliberately incorrect”"
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"“he would not have been struck for cause if he had provided accurate responses to the questionnaire.”"
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"Maxwell did not challenge the inclusion of other jurors who disclosed past experience with sexual abuse, assault, or harassment."
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