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This legal document is an argument on behalf of defendant Ms. Maxwell, challenging the composition of the grand jury that indicted her. It cites an analysis by jury expert Jeffrey Martin from a similar case, United States v. Balde, which found significant underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic persons in the White Plains jury wheel. The argument posits that since Ms. Maxwell's grand jury was drawn from the same system, her Sixth Amendment right to a grand jury selected from a fair cross-section of the community was violated.

This legal document argues that the defendant, Ms. Maxwell, was denied her Sixth Amendment right to a grand jury selected from a fair cross-section of the community. It cites a parallel case, U.S. v. Balde, and an expert analysis by Jeffrey Martin, which found significant underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic individuals in the White Plains jury wheel. Because Ms. Maxwell's grand jury was drawn from the same pool, the document contends this analysis applies to her case as well.