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This document is a court transcript of testimony given by a witness named Edelstein. He recounts receiving a 'surprising and shocking' letter from a juror, which he found disturbing due to its odd tone. Edelstein discusses his process of connecting the contents of this letter with information previously provided by Theresa Trzaskoma on May 12, and his subsequent conversation about the letter with his partner, Randy Kim.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edelstein | Witness |
The person providing testimony on the stand.
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| Susan |
A person the witness, Edelstein, called to discuss a letter.
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| Ms. Brune |
Mentioned in a question to the witness about a conversation.
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| Theresa Trzaskoma |
A person who related an issue to the witness on May 12.
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| MR. GAIR | Attorney |
Made an objection to a question asked of the witness.
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| Randy Kim | Partner |
The witness's partner in the San Francisco office with whom he discussed the letter.
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| Juror No. 1 | Juror |
The witness observed this juror during the trial and found their behavior at odds with the tone of a letter.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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Timeline (3 events)
May 12
Theresa Trzaskoma related an issue to the witness, Edelstein.
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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The location of the witness's partner, Randy Kim, where they spoke.
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Relationships (3)
Edelstein refers to Randy Kim as 'my partner' and they work together, with Kim being in the 'San Francisco office'.
Edelstein called Susan to discuss a professional matter (the jury letter).
Key Quotes (2)
"What happened next was that it took me, I sat in my office for a while mulling over the letter. I then was speaking later that afternoon with my partner Randy Kim in our San Francisco office. I mentioned I found the note, the letter, it was very disturbing to me."Source
— Edelstein
(Describing his reaction and actions after receiving the jury letter.)
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"The tone was very odd, there are all these exclamation points, the underlining, the parentheticals with her speaking to herself, commenting on her own words, and it just seemed so at odds with what I had observed of Juror No. 1 during the trial."Source
— Edelstein
(Describing the contents and style of the letter he received.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 109 of 130
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Edelstein
1 surprising and shocking to hear what a member of the jury had
2 to say.
3 I think when I first called Susan, we spoke about the
4 letter and that was our first conversation of that letter.
5 Q. And in that first conversation did you and Ms. Brune
6 discuss the feeling that what had been -- or after you received
7 the letter or reviewed the other document, that that related to
8 the exact same issue that Theresa Trzaskoma related to you on
9 May 12. When did you put that together?
10 MR. GAIR: Objection to the form of the question.
11 Unintelligible.
12 THE COURT: Sustained as to form.
13 Q. At some point did you connect the dots as to what Theresa
14 Trzaskoma told you on May 12 and the jury letter that you
15 received?
16 A. What happened next was that it took me, I sat in my office
17 for a while mulling over the letter. I then was speaking later
18 that afternoon with my partner Randy Kim in our San Francisco
19 office. I mentioned I found the note, the letter, it was very
20 disturbing to me. The tone was very odd, there are all these
21 exclamation points, the underlining, the parentheticals with
22 her speaking to herself, commenting on her own words, and it
23 just seemed so at odds with what I had observed of Juror No. 1
24 during the trial.
25 He's the one who mentioned to me, he said, well, come
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
C2GFDAU3
Edelstein
1 surprising and shocking to hear what a member of the jury had
2 to say.
3 I think when I first called Susan, we spoke about the
4 letter and that was our first conversation of that letter.
5 Q. And in that first conversation did you and Ms. Brune
6 discuss the feeling that what had been -- or after you received
7 the letter or reviewed the other document, that that related to
8 the exact same issue that Theresa Trzaskoma related to you on
9 May 12. When did you put that together?
10 MR. GAIR: Objection to the form of the question.
11 Unintelligible.
12 THE COURT: Sustained as to form.
13 Q. At some point did you connect the dots as to what Theresa
14 Trzaskoma told you on May 12 and the jury letter that you
15 received?
16 A. What happened next was that it took me, I sat in my office
17 for a while mulling over the letter. I then was speaking later
18 that afternoon with my partner Randy Kim in our San Francisco
19 office. I mentioned I found the note, the letter, it was very
20 disturbing to me. The tone was very odd, there are all these
21 exclamation points, the underlining, the parentheticals with
22 her speaking to herself, commenting on her own words, and it
23 just seemed so at odds with what I had observed of Juror No. 1
24 during the trial.
25 He's the one who mentioned to me, he said, well, come
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00009398
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