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This document is a court transcript from a direct examination of Ms. Brune regarding the jury selection (voir dire) process for a lengthy, three-month trial. The questioning focuses on the decision not to challenge a potential juror with a criminal history and confirms that juror availability was a significant issue, which Judge Pauley addressed with the jury pool from the beginning.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Brune | Witness |
The person being questioned in a direct examination, addressed as "Ms. Brune".
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| Judge Pauley | Judge |
Mentioned as the judge who presided over the voir dire process and questioned jurors about their availability for a l...
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page as the court reporting agency.
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Timeline (2 events)
The jury selection process for a trial that was expected to be very long. A key issue was the availability of jurors. A potential juror with a criminal record (turnstile jumping, lookout for burglary) was considered but not challenged.
A three-month long trial for which the jury selection discussed in the document was conducted.
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Unnamed Questioner
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Ms. Brune
The document is a transcript of a direct examination, with one person asking questions (Q.) and Ms. Brune providing answers (A.).
Ms. Brune recalls and testifies about Judge Pauley's actions and statements during the voir dire process, indicating they were both participants in the same legal proceeding.
Key Quotes (2)
"We had to make choices among the panel and he wasn't my favorite, but we did not use a challenge for him."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Explaining the decision not to object to a juror with a criminal conviction.)
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"The availability issue was a big one during voir dire."Source
— Ms. Brune
(Confirming that a juror's ability to serve on a very long trial was a major concern during jury selection.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 1616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 47 of 130
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Brune - direct
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1 convictions, correct?
2 A. Yes.
3 Q. He was the one who had the turnstile jumping conviction,
4 correct?
5 A. Did he have a burglary case as well?
6 Q. Yes, the one who was the lookout for the burglary, correct?
7. A. Sounds like I'm right. That's what I recollect.
8 Q. And you didn't object to someone with a criminal conviction
9 serving on the jury, correct?
10 A. We had to make choices among the panel and he wasn't my
11 favorite, but we did not use a challenge for him.
12 Q. So am I correct, Ms. Brune, that the fact that someone has
13 a criminal conviction in and of itself was not dispositive for
14 you, correct?
15 A. It was not.
16 Q. And one of the issues that was raised from the very
17 beginning and ran through the voir dire process was any
18 particular person's availability to sit for what promised and
19 in fact turned out to be a very long trial, correct?
20 A. The availability issue was a big one during voir dire.
21 Q. And in fact Judge Pauley opened up with the statement about
22 the length of the trial and the scheduling issues, correct?
23 A. That's right.
24 Q. And you recall that Judge Pauley asked many jurors about,
25 specifically about their availability during the three-month
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
Brune - direct
275
1 convictions, correct?
2 A. Yes.
3 Q. He was the one who had the turnstile jumping conviction,
4 correct?
5 A. Did he have a burglary case as well?
6 Q. Yes, the one who was the lookout for the burglary, correct?
7. A. Sounds like I'm right. That's what I recollect.
8 Q. And you didn't object to someone with a criminal conviction
9 serving on the jury, correct?
10 A. We had to make choices among the panel and he wasn't my
11 favorite, but we did not use a challenge for him.
12 Q. So am I correct, Ms. Brune, that the fact that someone has
13 a criminal conviction in and of itself was not dispositive for
14 you, correct?
15 A. It was not.
16 Q. And one of the issues that was raised from the very
17 beginning and ran through the voir dire process was any
18 particular person's availability to sit for what promised and
19 in fact turned out to be a very long trial, correct?
20 A. The availability issue was a big one during voir dire.
21 Q. And in fact Judge Pauley opened up with the statement about
22 the length of the trial and the scheduling issues, correct?
23 A. That's right.
24 Q. And you recall that Judge Pauley asked many jurors about,
25 specifically about their availability during the three-month
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00009336
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