This document is page 32 of a 40-page court order filed on April 1, 2022, in the case of United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell. The text discusses the legal standard for 'implied bias' regarding jurors, specifically rejecting the argument that a juror must be presumed biased simply for having personal experiences similar to the issues at trial. The court cites Second Circuit precedents (Daugerdas, Torres, Brown, Garcia) to support the conclusion that implied bias is a narrow category reserved for extreme situations, such as deliberate lying to get on a jury, rather than merely shared experiences.
This document is page 13 of a court order (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell) filed on April 1, 2022. The Court is analyzing a motion regarding juror misconduct, specifically applying the *McDonough* test to determine if a juror's false answers during *voir dire* necessitate a new trial. The Court ultimately finds that the juror's false answers were not deliberate and proceeds to analyze the second prong of the test regarding bias (actual, implied, or inferable).
This document is page 29 of a court transcript filed on March 11, 2022, from the Ghislaine Maxwell case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE). Defense attorney Mr. Everdell argues that a juror's history of sexual abuse (involving a stepbrother and a friend) is relevant to establishing bias, as it may align with victim testimony heard during the trial. The Court denies Everdell's request to ask the juror specific questions about their therapy and trauma, citing that the defense failed to propose comparable questions during the original jury selection (voir dire).
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