20250509132003864_24-1073 Amicus Brief.pdf

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No. 24-1073 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent. On PETITION FoR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES Court OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONER JEFFREY T. GREEN SARA ELIZABETH Kropr Co-Chair Amicus Counsel of Record Committee Kropr MosELEY SCHMITT NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PLLC CRIMINAL DEFENSE Lawyers 1100 H Street NW 1600 L Street NW Suite 1220 Washington, DC 20036 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 627-6900 [email protected] Counsel for Amicus Curiae 120443 ce COUNSEL PRESS (800) 274-3321 * (800) 359-6859 DOJ-OGR-00000195

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au TABLE OF CITED AUTHORITIES Page Cases: Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970)... cc ce cee eee ees 4,5 Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972)... ccc cee eee eee 12 McCarthy v. United States, 394 U.S. 459 (1969)... cc ccc ee eee 4,5 Missouri v. Frye, 566 U.S. 184 (2012)... ccc eee 4,7 Puckett v. United States, 556 U.S. 129 (2009)... ccc ce eee eens 4 Umited States v. Amani Investments, No. 2:23-cr-00014-JAM, ECF No. 8 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 7, 2028) 0... 0... cc ccc cece eee ees 8 United States v. Barnes, No. 3:19-er-00112-K, ECF No. 355 (Apr. 1…

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