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Type: Court transcript
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Summary

This page is a transcript from a court hearing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on March 11, 2022, involving post-trial questioning of a juror regarding potential bias. The judge asks the juror if their personal experience with prior sexual abuse affected their ability to be impartial, assess witness credibility, or if they held bias against Ms. Maxwell or in favor of the government. The juror consistently denies any bias or inability to judge the evidence solely on its merits.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Ms. Maxwell Defendant
Subject of the trial; question asked regarding potential juror bias against her.
Q (The Court/Judge) Interviewer
Asking questions regarding juror impartiality and prior sexual abuse experience. Addressed as 'your Honor'.
A (Juror/Witness) Respondent
Answering questions about their ability to be impartial despite prior experience with sexual abuse.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
Southern District Reporters, P.C.
Court reporting agency listed in footer.
The Government / The Prosecution
Mentioned in question regarding potential bias.
DOJ
Department of Justice, implied by document stamp 'DOJ-OGR'.

Timeline (2 events)

March 11, 2022
Filing date of the transcript document.
Court
November 16 (Year implied 2021)
Previous questioning of the juror (Voir Dire).
Court
Judge Juror

Locations (1)

Location Context
Implied by case number and reporter firm.

Relationships (2)

Juror (A) Juror/Defendant Ms. Maxwell
Juror states 'Not at all' when asked if they harbored bias against Maxwell.
Juror (A) Juror/Prosecution The Government
Juror states 'Not at all' when asked if they were biased in favor of the government.

Key Quotes (3)

"did you believe there's anything about your experience with prior sexual abuse that would interfere with your ability to assess the credibility of witnesses alleging sexual abuse? A. Absolutely in no way."
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"At the time I asked you questions on November 16, did you harbor any bias against Ms. Maxwell? A. Not at all."
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Quote #2
"Did you want to put your thumb on the scale in any direction? A. No."
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Full Extracted Text

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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 645 Filed 03/11/22 Page 26 of 50 26
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1 affected your ability to render a verdict based solely on the
2 evidence presented at trial and my instructions as to the law?
3 A. Yeah. No, your Honor, I would be able to review the
4 evidence based solely on the evidence.
5 Q. Okay. At the time I asked you questions, and if you
6 answered accurately, did you believe there's anything about
7 your experience with prior sexual abuse that would interfere
8 with your ability to assess the credibility of witnesses
9 alleging sexual abuse?
10 A. Absolutely in no way.
11 Q. So at the time did you believe that you would be able to
12 conclude that a witness alleging sexual abuse was not
13 testifying truthfully if that was what the evidence suggested?
14 A. Correct, your Honor, yes, I did.
15 Q. At the time I asked you questions on November 16, did you
16 harbor any bias against Ms. Maxwell?
17 A. Not at all.
18 Q. At the time I asked you questions on November 16, were with
19 you biased in favor of the government or the prosecution?
20 A. Not at all, your Honor.
21 Q. Did you want to put your thumb on the scale in any
22 direction?
23 A. No.
24 Q. At the time I asked you questions, and in light of your
25 experience with sexual abuse, did you believe that the subject
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