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mandatory a presumption of bias." United States v. Quinones, 511 F.3d 289, 301 (2d Cir. 2007) (quoting United States v. Haynes, 398 F.2d 980, 984 (2d Cir. 1968) and United States v. Torres, 128 F.3d 38, 45 (2d Cir. 1997)). All types of bias can properly form the basis to excuse a juror for cause. See i

d 10/13/21 Page 4 of 17 ARGUMENT I. THE APPLICABLE LAW A prospective juror may be excused for cause based on many forms of bias or partiality. As the Second Circuit has explained, juror partiality can be actual, implied, or inferred: Actual bias is "bias in fact," generally evidenced by "express proof," such as

tted, /s/ Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell 16 EFTA00011131

INDICTMENT FOR BREACH OF THE NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Phone: Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Phone: Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Phone: Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00028880 --- PAGE BREAK --- TABLE OF CO

an, 939 F.3d 182 (2d Cir. 2019), for the proposition that "plea agreements differ from commercial contracts" (Opp. 18), the "differ[ence]" to which the Second Circuit was referring was that in construing a plea agreement, 3 Accuser-2 is identified in the Indictment as Minor Victim-2. 5 EFTA00028888 --- PAGE BR

ns omitted), and the government is held "responsible for imprecisions or ambiguities in the agreement." United States v. Padilla, 186 F.3d 136, 142 (2d Cir. 1999). While the government argues that Annabi relieves it of this responsibility where the "imprecisions or ambiguities" relate to the geographic

OUGH FOUR OF THE SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT AS TIME-BARRED Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Phone: Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Phone: Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Phone: Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00028903 --- PAGE BREAK --- TABLE OF CO

uit's acknowledgment that the retroactivity of the 2003 Amendment must be analyzed under Landgraf. Weingarten v. United States, 865 F.3d 48, 54-58 (2d Cir. 2017). 3 No Landgraf analysis was performed, nor was Congress' rejection of the retroactivity provision discussed, in United States v. Brown, 800 F

x, 527 U.S. 343, 355-57 (1999) (examining "structure and legislative history" as part of first Landgraf step). And as the government acknowledges, "the Second Circuit has considered both the text of the statute and the legislative history" at the first Landgraf step. Opp. 28 (citing In re Enterprise Mortgage Acce

OF HER MOTION TO DISMISS EITHER COUNT ONE OR COUNT THREE OF THE SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT AS MULTIPLICITOUS Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00028968 ---

and is most appropriate when the mere making of the charges would prejudice the defendant with the jury. United States v. Reed, 639 F.2d 896, 905 (2d Cir. 1981).' The reason for this discretion is clear: The law protects an individual against multiplicitous indictments to avoid multiple sentences for

t. 2548 (2020) (multiplicity argument waived because the defendant failed to raise the issue by pretrial motion). The government also ignores ample Second Circuit authority that authorizes the relief requested by Ms. Maxwell: The defendant may move to have the prosecution elect among the multiplicitous count

would raise constitutional issues, and that principles of fairness mandated enforcement of the protective order." Id. The government appealed, and the Second Circuit affirmed. The Second Circuit was blunt in explaining the government's missteps: The government may not ... simply by picking up the telephone or wr

identiary hearing on this Motion. Dated: January 25, 2021 Respectfully submitted, s/ Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Denver, CO 80203 Mark S. Cohen Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Bobbi C. Stemheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Stemheim e w or c. 1%WR0 1