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This legal document is a Memorandum Opinion & Order from Judge Alison J. Nathan in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, filed on December 9, 2021. The judge overrules the Defense's objections to the admission of Government Exhibit 52 on grounds of authentication and hearsay. The ruling follows testimony from the Government's authenticating witness, Juan Alessi, and establishes the legal standard for the evidence's admissibility.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ghislaine Maxwell | Defendant |
Named as the defendant in the case United States, —v— Ghislaine Maxwell.
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| ALISON J. NATHAN | District Judge |
Identified as the District Judge authoring the Memorandum Opinion & Order.
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| Juan Alessi | Authenticating witness |
Mentioned as the authenticating witness for the Government who underwent direct examination and voir dire.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK | Government agency |
The court where the case is being heard, listed at the top of the document.
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| The Government | Government entity |
Refers to the prosecution (United States) seeking to admit Government Exhibit 52.
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| The Defense | Legal team |
Refers to Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team, which objects to the admission of evidence.
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2021-12-08
Authenticating witness, Mr. Juan Alessi, underwent direct examination by the Government and voir dire by the Defense regarding Government Exhibit 52.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
2021-12-09
The Court, presided over by Judge Alison J. Nathan, overrules the Defense's objections to the admission of Government Exhibit 52.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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The jurisdiction of the United States District Court hearing the case.
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Relationships (3)
The document is a court filing in the case of United States, —v— Ghislaine Maxwell, Defendant.
Judge Nathan is the presiding District Judge in the case against Defendant Ghislaine Maxwell and is issuing a ruling on a motion.
Mr. Juan Alessi is identified as the Government's "authenticating witness."
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"the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the proponent claims it is."Source
— Fed. R. Evid. 901(a)
(Quoted from the Federal Rule of Evidence 901 to establish the legal standard for authenticating evidence.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 535 Filed 12/09/21 Page 1 of 8
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 12/9/21
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 12/9/21
United States,
—v—
Ghislaine Maxwell,
Defendant.
20-cr-330 (AJN)
MEMORANDUM
OPINION & ORDER
OPINION & ORDER
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
The Government seeks to admit what has been identified as Government Exhibit 52 (“GX 52”), and submit to the jury a redacted version of GX 52. The Defense objects to the admission of GX 52 on authentication and hearsay grounds.¹ The admissibility of the exhibit has been the subject of pretrial motion in limine briefing and extensive supplemental briefing. See Dkt. Nos. 390, 397, 398, 457, 476, 490. This includes supplemental briefing received on December 8, 2021, after the authenticating witness, Mr. Juan Alessi, underwent direct examination by the Government and voir dire by the Defense. The Court reserved ruling on the exhibit, pending what was anticipated to be additional testimony. Trial Tr. at 876. The Court now overrules the Defense’s objections.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
Federal Rule of Evidence 901 provides that to properly authenticate or identify an item of evidence, “the proponent must produce evidence sufficient to support a finding that the item is what the proponent claims it is.” Fed. R. Evid. 901(a). The bar for authentication is “not
¹ The Defense previously agreed that if GX 52 is admitted, it will stipulate that Government Exhibits 52A, 52D, 52E, 52F, 52G, and 52H are true and correct photocopies of five pages from GX 52. Trial Tr. at 858.
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