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Summary
This is a page from a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, likely the Ghislaine Maxwell trial) filed on August 10, 2022. The discussion involves the Judge, prosecutor Ms. Comey, and defense attorney Mr. Everdell debating the relevance of questioning a case agent about the timeline of allegations investigated. Ms. Comey argues that the investigation was broader than the specific charges and that the defense can argue the lack of evidence (DNA, phone records) without putting the agent on the stand.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Court | Judge |
Presiding over the trial, ruling on the admissibility of agent testimony.
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| Ms. Comey | Prosecutor/Government Attorney |
Arguing against the defense calling a case agent to testify, stating the investigation was broader than the charges.
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| Mr. Everdell | Defense Counsel |
Accepting the court's ruling and moving to raise other points.
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| Agent | Case Agent (unnamed) |
Subject of the discussion; the defense wants to question them about the time period of allegations investigated.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. | ||
| The Government | ||
| DOJ |
Timeline (1 events)
2022-08-10
Court proceeding regarding the admissibility of testimony from a case agent concerning the scope and timeline of the investigation.
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Jurisdiction (likely SDNY based on case context and reporters)
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Relationships (1)
Transcript shows them arguing opposing sides of an evidentiary issue.
Key Quotes (3)
"MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think that the investigation that this agent was the case agent for was much broader than the charges here."Source
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"MS. COMEY: Defense counsel, in almost every trial, stands up in front of a jury and says, You didn't see this kind of evidence, you didn't see DNA, you didn't see phone records."Source
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"THE COURT: You can certainly argue to the jury from the indictment and what they are being instructed to determine what the age of the allegations are."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 763 Filed 08/10/22 Page 39 of 197 2580
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1 THE COURT: How about this: I'll let you ask the
2 agent -- I suppose I'll hear from the government.
3 What is the time period of the allegations that she
4 investigated?
5 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think that the investigation
6 that this agent was the case agent for was much broader than
7 the charges here. And so it could lead to avenues that are not
8 appropriate for this trial and that are irrelevant to this
9 trial. And I think that your Honor's pretrial ruling was
10 crystal clear here that this is not appropriate direct
11 testimony by the defense.
12 Defense counsel, in almost every trial, stands up in
13 front of a jury and says, You didn't see this kind of evidence,
14 you didn't see DNA, you didn't see phone records. And they
15 don't need to put an agent on the stand to prove that negative.
16 They are able to make that argument without having to put on
17 that case through affirmative agent testimony, and the same is
18 true here.
19 THE COURT: You can certainly argue to the jury from
20 the indictment and what they are being instructed to determine
21 what the age of the allegations are.
22 MR. EVERDELL: Okay. I understand, your Honor.
23 As we're doing this, I think maybe we should raise a
24 few other points, since I don't want to violate the judge's
25 ruling.
2 agent -- I suppose I'll hear from the government.
3 What is the time period of the allegations that she
4 investigated?
5 MS. COMEY: Your Honor, I think that the investigation
6 that this agent was the case agent for was much broader than
7 the charges here. And so it could lead to avenues that are not
8 appropriate for this trial and that are irrelevant to this
9 trial. And I think that your Honor's pretrial ruling was
10 crystal clear here that this is not appropriate direct
11 testimony by the defense.
12 Defense counsel, in almost every trial, stands up in
13 front of a jury and says, You didn't see this kind of evidence,
14 you didn't see DNA, you didn't see phone records. And they
15 don't need to put an agent on the stand to prove that negative.
16 They are able to make that argument without having to put on
17 that case through affirmative agent testimony, and the same is
18 true here.
19 THE COURT: You can certainly argue to the jury from
20 the indictment and what they are being instructed to determine
21 what the age of the allegations are.
22 MR. EVERDELL: Okay. I understand, your Honor.
23 As we're doing this, I think maybe we should raise a
24 few other points, since I don't want to violate the judge's
25 ruling.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
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