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This document is page 14 of a court order (Document 653) filed on April 1, 2022, in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN). The text analyzes legal standards for investigating juror misconduct, specifically whether a juror lied during voir dire and the limitations imposed by Federal Rule of Evidence 606 regarding inquiring into jury deliberations. It cites various precedents (McCoy, Nix, Tanner) to establish the boundaries of a 'McDonough inquiry' into juror bias.
People (3)
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| AJN | Judge |
Initials in case number 1:20-cr-00330-AJN (Judge Alison J. Nathan, presiding over US v. Maxwell).
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| Juror | Juror |
Unnamed subject of legal analysis regarding bias, nondisclosure, and lying during voir dire.
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| Defendant | Defendant |
Referenced in the text as the party against whom the juror might be prejudiced (Ghislaine Maxwell, based on case numb...
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| 2d Cir. |
Second Circuit Court of Appeals, cited in case law.
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| W.D.N.Y. |
Western District of New York, cited in case law.
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| U.S. Supreme Court |
Implied by U.S. citations (e.g., 483 U.S. 107).
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| DOJ-OGR |
Department of Justice - Office of Government Relations (indicated in footer bates stamp).
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Key Quotes (4)
"The ensuing determination of whether the juror was biased or prejudiced against the defendant may be “affected both by whether the nondisclosure was deliberate and, if it was, by the juror’s motivation to conceal the truth.”"Source
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"because it can show ‘a personal interest in this particular case that was so powerful as to cause the juror to commit a serious crime [by lying during voir dire].’"Source
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"During an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror may not testify about any statement made or incident that occurred during the jury’s deliberations"Source
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"The rule, which embodies “long-accepted Federal law,” is an important safeguard on the integrity of the jury trial system."Source
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