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This document is page 2 of a legal filing dated July 21, 2020, addressed to The Honorable Alison J. Nathan. It details Local Criminal Rule 23.1(a), which was established by the Court to prevent prejudicial publicity from interfering with fair trials. The document lists seven specific categories of information that lawyers, law firms, and government agents are prohibited from publicly disseminating due to the high likelihood of prejudicing the due administration of justice.
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| Alison J. Nathan | The Honorable |
The document is addressed to The Honorable Alison J. Nathan.
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Referenced as "this Court" which promulgated Local Criminal Rule 23.1(a).
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"prejudicial outside interferences"Source
— The document
(Stated as the reason for the promulgation of Local Criminal Rule 23.1(a).)
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"It is the duty of the lawyer or law firm, . . . and government agents and police officers, not to release or authorize the release of non-public information or opinion which a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated by means of public communication, in connection with pending or imminent criminal litigation with which they are associated, if there is a substantial likelihood that such dissemination will interfere with a fair trial or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice."Source
— Local Criminal Rule 23.1(a)
(A direct quote from the rule being discussed in the document.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 27 Filed 07/21/20 Page 2 of 7
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
July 21, 2020
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July 21, 2020
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In an effort to protect the trial process from “prejudicial outside interferences,” this Court promulgated Local Criminal Rule 23.1(a) which provides, in relevant part, that:
It is the duty of the lawyer or law firm, . . . and government agents and police officers, not to release or authorize the release of non-public information or opinion which a reasonable person would expect to be disseminated by means of public communication, in connection with pending or imminent criminal litigation with which they are associated, if there is a substantial likelihood that such dissemination will interfere with a fair trial or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice.
To avoid any confusion this Court identified seven “subject matters” that “presumptively involve a substantial likelihood that their public dissemination will interfere with a fair trial or otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice.” Id. at (d). Accordingly, lawyers for parties and witnesses and their agents are prohibited from publicly disseminating information concerning:
(1) The prior criminal record (including arrests, indictments or other charges of crime), or the character or reputation of the accused...;
(2) The existence or contents of any confession, admission or statement given by the accused, or the refusal or failure of the accused to make any statement;
(3) The performance of any examinations or tests or the accused’s refusal or failure to submit to an examination or test;
(4) The identity, testimony or credibility of prospective witnesses, except that the lawyer or law firm may announce the identity of the victim if the announcement is not otherwise prohibited by law;
(5) The possibility of a plea of guilty to the offense charged or a lesser offense;
(6) Information the lawyer or law firm knows is likely to be inadmissible at trial and would if disclosed create a substantial likelihood of prejudicing an impartial trial; and
(7) Any opinion as to the accused’s guilt or innocence or as to the merits of the case or the evidence in the case.
Id. at (d)(1-7) (emphasis added).
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