648.pdf

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Source set: house-oversight-doj
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 648 Filed 03/15/22 Page1of16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK penne eee ee eee eee eee x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V.- i S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ieee eee ERR Ier EIR aE! 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-00010291

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 648 Filed 03/15/22 Page 2 of16 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. The Defendant’s Motion for a New Trial Should Be Denied ..00.... eee ee eee cee seeeeeeeeeeeeenees 2 A. The Record Does Not Support a Finding of Deliberate Falsehood ............eceeeeseeeeeeeetees zZ B. The Record Does Not Support a Finding that the Court Would Have Granted a Hypothetical for Cause Challenge .............ccccceseceeeeeeeceseeeceeeeeseeesaeecaeecaeeneeesaeesaeeneeseneenaees 8 Conclusion ..........ceeeseeeseeeeesseeseeesecsaecseecaeesseeseesseeseecnaecaeesseeseesseesaessaecsaesaeesneseesaeenaesanesaeeseeeeenarenaes 14 2 DOJ-OGR-00010292

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 648 Filed 03/15/22 Page3of16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK penne eee ee eee eee eee x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -V.- i S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. ieee eee ERR Ier EIR aE! x The Government respectfully submits this memorandum in further support of its opposition to the defendant’s motion for a new trial, dated January 19, 2022 (the “Defense Motion”). After the thoughtful and thorough hearing held by this Court, it is crystal clear that the defendant received a fair trial. Juror 50’s sworn testimony at the hearing made evident that he did not deliberately lie in completing the questionnaire, but that he instead made an honest mistake. And in any event, had Juror 50 accurately reported in hi…

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