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Document A-5731
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Summary: The witness is being questioned about the jury selection process, confirming that defense counsel collectively discussed and challenged prospective jurors based on various factors, including gut feelings. The witness acknowledges that the process was not based on perfect knowledge. The questioning also touches on the joint defense agreement and mentions a juror related to Mr. Aponte.
Significance: This document provides insight into the jury selection process and the collaborative efforts of defense counsel during voir dire.
Key Topics:
jury selection process
joint defense agreement
voir dire proceedings
Key People:
- Aponte - likely a person of interest or a juror
Full Text
C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 274
1 Q. You could have, but you didn't, correct?
2 A. That's correct.
3 Q. Now, other defense counsel raised questions or concerns
4 about various potential jurors, correct?
5 A. Now, you know that there was a joint defense agreement and
6 I'm not by my answers in any way intending to waive it, but
7 there certainly was a discussion and I think all of the defense
8 counsel spoke their minds about prospective jurors. We were
9 making our challenges collectively, so we had to work it out.
10 Q. And here in court during the process of voir dire with the
11 judge, various defense counsel were raising issues and
12 concerned, correct?
13 A. That's right.
14 Q. And some of those issues and concerns were not based on a
15 hundred percent knowledge, correct?
16 A. That's certainly so.
17 Q. And some of it was just based on gut feelings about the way
18 people were acting or looking, correct?
19 A. That's right.
20 Q. So it wasn't based on perfect knowledge, correct?
21 A. Unfortunately, that's true of jury selection in general.
22 It certainly was not based on perfect knowledge.
23 Q. Now, you recall Mr. Aponte?
24 A. I think so.
25 Q. Well, do you recall that there was a juror who had criminal
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