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This document is a court transcript from a jury selection process (voir dire) filed on March 24, 2022. The court questions a potential juror to assess their impartiality, covering potential biases towards law enforcement, criminal defense lawyers, the justice system, and wealthy individuals. The juror consistently affirms their ability to be fair and impartial, stating they have no biases that would interfere with their duties.

People (3)

Name Role Context
THE COURT Court/Judge
Speaker who is questioning a potential juror to assess their impartiality.
JUROR Potential Juror
Individual being questioned by the court during jury selection.
Counsel Lawyer(s)
Addressed by the court at the end of the questioning to see if they have further questions.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. Company
Listed at the bottom of the transcript as the court reporting service.

Timeline (1 events)

2022-03-24
The court questions a potential juror to determine their ability to be fair and impartial in a case. The questioning covers potential biases regarding law enforcement, defense lawyers, the criminal justice system, and wealthy individuals.
Court in the Southern District

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied by the name of the court reporting agency, "SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C."

Relationships (1)

THE COURT Professional JUROR
The document is a transcript of a formal questioning session (voir dire) where the court is vetting a potential juror for a trial.

Key Quotes (4)

"Based on what you did here or read previously, same question, can you put it aside, decide the case based on the facts and evidence, or lack of evidence, here presented in court?"
Source
— THE COURT (Questioning the juror's ability to disregard prior information and judge the case solely on the evidence presented.)
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"Do you have any reason to think you might have any bias either for or against law enforcement of any kind?"
Source
— THE COURT (Assessing the juror's potential bias concerning law enforcement.)
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Quote #2
"Do you have any opinion about people who are wealthy or who have luxurious lifestyles that might make it difficult for you to be fair and impartial here?"
Source
— THE COURT (Assessing the juror's potential bias towards wealthy individuals.)
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"No doubt."
Source
— JUROR (The juror's response when asked if they have any doubt about their ability to decide the case based on the evidence presented in court.)
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Full Extracted Text

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Case: 20-cr-00330-AEN Document 643-2 Filed 03/24/22 Page 6 of 10 131
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1 THE COURT: Based on what you did here or read
2 previously, same question, can you put it aside, decide the
3 case based on the facts and evidence, or lack of evidence, here
4 presented in court?
5 JUROR: Yes.
6 THE COURT: Any doubt about that?
7 JUROR: No doubt.
8 THE COURT: Let me ask you, do you have any reason to
9 think you might have any bias either for or against law
10 enforcement of any kind?
11 JUROR: No.
12 THE COURT: Any reason to think you have any bias for
13 or against criminal defense lawyers?
14 JUROR: No.
15 THE COURT: Do you have any opinion about the criminal
16 justice system, generally, or the federal criminal justice
17 system that might make it difficult for you to be fair and
18 impartial here?
19 JUROR: No.
20 THE COURT: Do you have any opinion about people who
21 are wealthy or who have luxurious lifestyles that might make it
22 difficult for you to be fair and impartial here?
23 JUROR: No.
24 THE COURT: Counsel, anything further before
25 background questions?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
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