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This document is a transcript of a direct examination of a witness named Brune regarding preparations for jury selection (voir dire). The questioning focuses on the timeline of receiving information, including a juror list, research from the Nardello firm, and a 2010 suspension opinion concerning Catherine M. Conrad. Brune clarifies that the opinion was discussed on the morning of court in the presence of jury consultant Dennis Donahue, rather than definitively before the start of voir dire.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Brune | Witness |
The individual being questioned in the transcript, providing testimony under direct examination.
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| Catherine M. Conrad |
Mentioned as the subject of a 2010 suspension opinion that the witness possessed.
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| Theresa Trzaskoma |
Mentioned as the person who allegedly told and showed the witness the suspension opinion regarding Catherine M. Conrad.
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| Dennis Donahue | Jury consultant |
Mentioned as being present during a discussion about the suspension opinion.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Nardello firm | Company |
A firm that provided research results to the witness's team prior to voir dire.
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
The court reporting agency that transcribed the proceeding.
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Timeline (2 events)
The 'pre voir dire stage' of a legal case, during which the witness's firm received a juror list and questionnaires.
Brune's firm
A discussion about the 2010 suspension opinion related to Catherine M. Conrad.
Presumably at court, in the morning before proceedings.
Relationships (2)
Theresa Trzaskoma is alleged to have shown a legal opinion to Brune in the context of trial preparation.
Dennis Donahue, a jury consultant, was present with Brune during a discussion about a suspension opinion related to their case.
Key Quotes (1)
"I don't think it was prior to the start of voir dire, but it was in the morning before court, maybe some point mid-voir dire, and I don't know that she showed it to me, but we certainly discussed it in the presence of Dennis Donahue, the jury consultant."Source
— Brune
(Responding to a question about when Theresa Trzaskoma showed them the 2010 suspension opinion.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 616-2 Filed 02/24/22 Page 33 of 130
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Brune - direct
261
1 Q. All right. Well, let's talk about the pre voir dire stage.
2 Now, your firm received the juror list from the juror clerk,
3 correct?
4 A. That's my understanding, yes.
5 Q. And your team analyzed it and other information that you
6 all had gathered at that point, correct?
7 A. I think what happened, and I wasn't as close to it as
8 others, is that we received the questionnaires together with
9 the jury list and then started kind of focusing on the
10 questionnaires. But I agree with you that we received both.
11 Q. And the Nardello firm provided to you the results of the
12 research that it was asked to do prior to the start of voir
13 dire, correct?
14 A. That's right.
15 Q. Now, you conceded in your papers that you had in your
16 possession the 2010 suspension opinion related to Catherine M.
17 Conrad prior to the start of voir dire, correct?
18 A. I certainly said that and it's so.
19 Q. And in fact, Theresa Trzaskoma told you and showed you that
20 opinion prior to the start of voir dire, correct?
21 A. I don't think it was prior to the start of voir dire, but
22 it was in the morning before court, maybe some point mid-voir
23 dire, and I don't know that she showed it to me, but we
24 certainly discussed it in the presence of Dennis Donahue, the
25 jury consultant.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
Brune - direct
261
1 Q. All right. Well, let's talk about the pre voir dire stage.
2 Now, your firm received the juror list from the juror clerk,
3 correct?
4 A. That's my understanding, yes.
5 Q. And your team analyzed it and other information that you
6 all had gathered at that point, correct?
7 A. I think what happened, and I wasn't as close to it as
8 others, is that we received the questionnaires together with
9 the jury list and then started kind of focusing on the
10 questionnaires. But I agree with you that we received both.
11 Q. And the Nardello firm provided to you the results of the
12 research that it was asked to do prior to the start of voir
13 dire, correct?
14 A. That's right.
15 Q. Now, you conceded in your papers that you had in your
16 possession the 2010 suspension opinion related to Catherine M.
17 Conrad prior to the start of voir dire, correct?
18 A. I certainly said that and it's so.
19 Q. And in fact, Theresa Trzaskoma told you and showed you that
20 opinion prior to the start of voir dire, correct?
21 A. I don't think it was prior to the start of voir dire, but
22 it was in the morning before court, maybe some point mid-voir
23 dire, and I don't know that she showed it to me, but we
24 certainly discussed it in the presence of Dennis Donahue, the
25 jury consultant.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00009322
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