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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 549-1
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to the jury's decision
of Ms. Maxwell's guilt
now, which is wheth
Filed 12/17/21
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r there is evidenc
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government will put it
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for impeachment purposes,
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admitting a witness'
which is protected
tation clause,
United States v. Borrero,
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another district cour
prior charging
this issue,
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that a defendant could permissibly cross-examine a witness
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cross-examination of the government's witnesses.
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was later charged.
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