643.pdf
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 643 Filed 03/11/22 Page 1 of 49 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK nee em RR RE Rees x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V.- i S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. sop aE IEEE EEE EEE EEE! x THE GOVERNMENT’S MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION TO THE DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL DAMIAN WILLIAMS United States Attorney Southern District of New York Attorney for the United States of America Maurene Comey Alison Moe Lara Pomerantz Andrew Rohrbach Assistant United States Attorneys - Of Counsel - DOJ-OGR-00009799
Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 643 Filed 03/11/22 Page 2 of 49 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT... ccceceecceseeseeseeseeseeneesecneesecssesecsaecaesaecneveeeneeeesaeenesaeeaeeatens 1 ON ca commen EE SS NN SN ATEN TN 2 T. The Jury Selection Process.........eecceecceseseceeeceeeeeeeeeeseecaeceeeceeeeeeeeesaeecaeeeeeessaeecaeeeaeeneeeesaeeeaeens 2 II. Juror 50’s Questionnaire and Voir Dire ............ccccccccccessececeesseceeecssssececeesseeececsnseeecenssaeeeesessneeens 6 III. Juror 50’s Public Statements Following the Verdict .............cccecceeeseceeeceeneeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeenaees 8 ARGUMENT . 000... ccccceecceceesceseeseesecneeseeneeseeneeesesaecaeaecaeeseeneeseesaeseesaecaeaecneeseeneeeesaesaesaeeaeeaeenseaeente 10 I. The Defendant’s Motion for a New Trial Should Be Denied on the Current Record............ 10 A. Applicable Law ..........ccccccesccesseeeseesseeceseceeeeesseecsaeceaeeeseeesaeecsaecaeeesseecaaeeeaeeseeeenseessaeeneenaeeenees 10 B. DiSCUSSION ..........cccceceeeseeeseeeeeeesseeceeeceseeeeeecaeecsaeeseeeeeecaeecsaecaeessaeecauecaeenaeeesaeesueeneeseeeeeaees 13 1. The Defendant Has Failed To Satisfy the First Prong of McDonough 1.0... cece 13 2. The Defendant Has Failed to Satisfy the Second Prong of McDonough .........1ceceeee 19 II. The Court Should Schedule a Limited Hearing Regarding Juror 50 0... eeeeeeeeeeeeeeereeeeees 30 A. Applicable Law... ceceeceseseeeseeeseeseeesees…
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