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Court transcript (cross-examination)
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Summary
This document is a page from a court transcript of a cross-examination of a witness named Brune. The testimony concerns the strategic decisions regarding a juror (Ms. Conrad), specifically regarding her status as a recovering alcoholic and potential misconduct involving lying during voir dire. The witness confirms receiving a letter from Ms. Conrad to Mr. Okula in June 2011 but states her firm did not consider raising a juror misconduct issue at that time because she did not believe misconduct had occurred.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Brune | Witness/Attorney |
Being cross-examined regarding jury selection and post-trial motions.
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| Ms. Conrad | Subject of inquiry (Juror/Author) |
Wrote a letter to Mr. Okula; discussed as potential source of juror misconduct.
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| Mr. Okula | Recipient |
Received a letter from Ms. Conrad around June 20, 2011.
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| Jury Consultant | Consultant |
Unnamed male consultant who advised Brune against having a recovering alcoholic on the jury.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Court reporting firm listed in footer.
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| DOJ |
Department of Justice (implied by DOJ-OGR stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
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Jurisdiction of the court reporters (likely SDNY).
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Relationships (1)
Brune states she has 'a great deal of faith in our jury consultant'.
Key Quotes (3)
"I have a great deal of faith in our jury consultant, and he told us that he did not think it was a good idea to have a recovering alcoholic on the jury."Source
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"If I had known that a person was prepared to defy the Court by lying on voir dire, I would never have had any confidence that the person would follow the Court's instructions."Source
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"I didn't think there had been juror misconduct."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 616-2 Filed 08/24/22 Page 28 of 30
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C2grdau2 Brune - cross
1 would have been very distracting and would have not made her a
2 good juror. Second, I have a great deal of faith in our jury
3 consultant, and he told us that he did not think it was a good
4 idea to have a recovering alcoholic on the jury.
5 Third, the most important thing that any juror is
6 supposed to do is follow the judge's instructions. If I had
7 known that a person was prepared to defy the Court by lying on
8 voir dire, I would never have had any confidence that the
9 person would follow the Court's instructions. So there's no
10 way that I wanted this person, if indeed she was a suspended
11 lawyer, to sit on this jury.
12 Q. Ms. Brune, would I be correct that your firm received Ms.
13 Conrad's letter to Mr. Okula approximately June 20th of 2011?
14 A. That's right. It was about three weeks after it was posted
15 to the government.
16 Q. At any time between the verdict in this case on May 24th
17 and the receipt of Ms. Conrad's letter on June 20th, had your
18 firm given any consideration to raising a juror misconduct
19 issue relating to Ms. Conrad as a basis for post-trial motions?
20 A. No.
21 Q. Why not?
22 A. I didn't think there had been juror misconduct.
23 Q. At any time during that same period did your firm give any
24 consideration to raising a juror misconduct issue as to Ms.
25 Conrad as an appellate issue?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00010050
C2grdau2 Brune - cross
1 would have been very distracting and would have not made her a
2 good juror. Second, I have a great deal of faith in our jury
3 consultant, and he told us that he did not think it was a good
4 idea to have a recovering alcoholic on the jury.
5 Third, the most important thing that any juror is
6 supposed to do is follow the judge's instructions. If I had
7 known that a person was prepared to defy the Court by lying on
8 voir dire, I would never have had any confidence that the
9 person would follow the Court's instructions. So there's no
10 way that I wanted this person, if indeed she was a suspended
11 lawyer, to sit on this jury.
12 Q. Ms. Brune, would I be correct that your firm received Ms.
13 Conrad's letter to Mr. Okula approximately June 20th of 2011?
14 A. That's right. It was about three weeks after it was posted
15 to the government.
16 Q. At any time between the verdict in this case on May 24th
17 and the receipt of Ms. Conrad's letter on June 20th, had your
18 firm given any consideration to raising a juror misconduct
19 issue relating to Ms. Conrad as a basis for post-trial motions?
20 A. No.
21 Q. Why not?
22 A. I didn't think there had been juror misconduct.
23 Q. At any time during that same period did your firm give any
24 consideration to raising a juror misconduct issue as to Ms.
25 Conrad as an appellate issue?
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
DOJ-OGR-00010050
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