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Case Fee eee ee TOT ot ORIRA2Bea Pagel AS of 130 oan Ss Ww hoe 274 C2GFDAU1 Brune - direct Q. You could have, but you didn't, correct? Aw That's torrects ©. Now, other defense counsel raised questions or concerns about various potential jurors, correct? A. Now, you know that there was a joint defense agreement and I'm not by my answers in any way intending to waive it, but there certainly was a discussion and I think all of the defense counsel spoke their minds about prospective jurors. We were making our challenges collectively, so we had to work it out, QO. And here in court during the process of voir dire with the judge, various defense counsel were raising issues and concerned, correct? A, That's right. Q. And some of those issues and concerns were not based on a hundred percent knowledge, correct? A. That's certainly so. Q. And some of it was just based on gut feelings about the way people were acting or looking, correct? A. That's right. Q. Seo it wasn't based on perfect knowledge, correct? A. Unfortunately, that's true of jury selection in general. It certainly was not based on perfect knowledge. @. Now, you recall Mr. Aponte? A. I think so. Q. Well, do you recall that there was a juror who had criminal SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00009335