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This document is a court transcript of testimony from a witness, Ms. Brune, regarding the jury selection process. She explains that her team had gathered 'Google-type information' on potential jurors but she chose to credit the jurors' in-court 'voir dire' responses. Ms. Brune admits she understood she could have asked Judge Pauley to inquire further about specific jurors based on this external information but did not do so.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Brune | Witness |
The person being questioned in the court transcript.
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| Mr. Smith | Hypothetical Juror |
Used as a hypothetical example by Ms. Brune during her testimony.
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| Judge Pauley | Judge |
Mentioned as the judge whom Ms. Brune could have asked to question a juror.
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| your Honor | Judge |
Referenced by the witness, Ms. Brune, when addressing the court.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the testimony.
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Ms. Brune testifies that she understood she could have asked Judge Pauley to ask a question of a juror, indicating they were both participants in the same legal proceeding.
Key Quotes (3)
"We had a lot of Google-type information on a lot of different jurors."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Explaining the type of external information her team possessed during jury selection.)
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"I certainly understood that I could have asked Judge Pauley to inquire."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Admitting that she was aware of her ability to ask the judge to question a juror further.)
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"I listened to the voir dire responses and I credited them."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Describing her process of prioritizing the jurors' in-court answers over external information.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00003-AGN Document 646-2 Filed 02/22/22 Page 88 of 300
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Brune - direct
Ms. Brune?
THE WITNESS: I didn't, your Honor.
THE COURT: Go ahead and complete your answer, please.
A. We had a lot of Google-type information on a lot of
different jurors. There were occasions where the information
was obviously pertaining to the same person. That was fine.
There were certainly situations where we were able to say, well,
just not the same person and set it aside. I didn't sort of go
to the judge each time and say, you know, Mr. Smith there says
that he's -- and now I'm just giving the example -- a retired
car mechanic, but I know there's a Mr. Smith who has some other
occupation. I listened to the voir dire responses and I
credited them.
Q. The question, though, Ms. Brune, and just so I'm clear
about what your testimony is, are you saying that you could not
have asked Judge Pauley to ask the question, just a very
specific question of the juror, right then and there?
A. I certainly understood that I could have asked Judge Pauley
to inquire.
Q. And you didn't do that?
A. I did not.
Q. And you knew you could have done that, correct?
A. Of course.
Q. Now, you had ways to narrow down the information that you
had, correct?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
C2GFDAU1
Brune - direct
Ms. Brune?
THE WITNESS: I didn't, your Honor.
THE COURT: Go ahead and complete your answer, please.
A. We had a lot of Google-type information on a lot of
different jurors. There were occasions where the information
was obviously pertaining to the same person. That was fine.
There were certainly situations where we were able to say, well,
just not the same person and set it aside. I didn't sort of go
to the judge each time and say, you know, Mr. Smith there says
that he's -- and now I'm just giving the example -- a retired
car mechanic, but I know there's a Mr. Smith who has some other
occupation. I listened to the voir dire responses and I
credited them.
Q. The question, though, Ms. Brune, and just so I'm clear
about what your testimony is, are you saying that you could not
have asked Judge Pauley to ask the question, just a very
specific question of the juror, right then and there?
A. I certainly understood that I could have asked Judge Pauley
to inquire.
Q. And you didn't do that?
A. I did not.
Q. And you knew you could have done that, correct?
A. Of course.
Q. Now, you had ways to narrow down the information that you
had, correct?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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