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This legal document, page 9 of a court filing dated March 24, 2021, details a court's analysis of a dispute between the defendant, Schulte, and the Government over the proper 'relevant community' for jury selection. The court sides with the Government, ruling that the appropriate jury pool is the White Plains master wheel, which draws from all counties in the Southern District, rather than just those that supply jurors to Manhattan where the trial is to be held. This decision is based on legal precedent and the statutory composition of the judicial district.

This legal document is a portion of a brief arguing against a defendant named Schulte's challenge to the jury selection process. The argument asserts that Schulte fails to prove 'systematic exclusion' because the alleged underrepresentation of minority jurors was due to external factors, not the jury selection system itself, citing multiple legal precedents. Schulte's specific claim that the Government sought an indictment in White Plains to avoid the more diverse jury pool of Manhattan is presented as the core of his foreclosed allegation.

This legal document details the procedural history of the criminal case against Schulte, a former CIA employee. It covers his August 2017 arrest for leaking national defense information, subsequent indictments, and a trial in early 2020 which resulted in a guilty verdict on two counts and a mistrial on eight others. The document concludes by noting that the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City immediately after the trial caused a suspension of court proceedings.