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Document A-5732
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Summary: The deposition of Ms. Brune discusses the jury selection process, specifically the selection of a juror with a criminal conviction and the consideration of juror availability for a lengthy trial. Brune confirms that having a criminal conviction was not automatically disqualifying for a juror and that availability was a significant concern during voir dire. The questioning reveals the thought process behind the jury selection and the factors that were considered.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it provides insight into the jury selection process and the considerations made by the parties involved, particularly regarding jurors with criminal convictions and availability for a lengthy trial.
Key Topics:
jury selection process
juror with a criminal conviction
trial length and juror availability
Key People:
- Brune - witness being deposed
- Judge Pauley - presiding judge over the trial
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C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct 275
1 convictions, correct?
2 A. Yes.
3 Q. He was the one who had the turnstile jumping conviction,
4 correct?
5 A. Did he have a burglary case as well?
6 Q. Yes, the one who was the lookout for the burglary, correct?
7 A. Sounds like I'm right. That's what I recollect.
8 Q. And you didn't object to someone with a criminal conviction
9 serving on the jury, correct?
10 A. We had to make choices among the panel and he wasn't my
11 favorite, but we did not use a challenge for him.
12 Q. So am I correct, Ms. Brune, that the fact that someone has
13 a criminal conviction in and of itself was not dispositive for
14 you, correct?
15 A. It was not.
16 Q. And one of the issues that was raised from the very
17 beginning and ran through the voir dire process was any
18 particular person's availability to sit for what promised and
19 in fact turned out to be a very long trial, correct?
20 A. The availability issue was a big one during voir dire.
21 Q. And in fact Judge Pauley opened up with the statement about
22 the length of the trial and the scheduling issues, correct?
23 A. That's right.
24 Q. And you recall that Judge Pauley asked many jurors about,
25 specifically about their availability during the three-month
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