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Document A-5635

AI Analysis

Summary: The transcript records a court proceeding where the defendant's attorney explains that they are calling witness Catherine Conrad, for whom the government is seeking immunity. The court allows the witness to be examined, and the direct examination begins. The defendant's attorney clarifies that they would have called the witness regardless, to avoid any misimpression that the government selectively granted immunity.
Significance: This document is potentially important as it reveals the defendant's strategy in calling a witness and the government's role in granting immunity to that witness, which may impact the trial's outcome.
Key Topics: immunity for witness Catherine Conrad defendant's decision to call witness examination of witness
Key People:
  • Catherine M. Conrad - witness called by the defendant
  • Paul M. Daugerdas - defendant
  • Mr. Gair - defendant's attorney conducting direct examination
  • Ms. Sternheim - defendant's attorney
  • THE COURT - presiding judge
Document Type
Transcript
Date
February 15, 2012
Pages
1
Folder
IMAGES004

Full Text

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. PAUL M. DAUGERDAS, ET AL., February 15, 2012 Page 101 C2frdau3 1 witness, we would have otherwise called Ms. Conrad in order to 2 elicit these facts, so somebody looking back on this record 3 later on has no misimpression of a defendant calling a witness 4 who the government selectively decides to immunize. We were 5 going to call this witness ourselves. We made a decision that 6 her testimony is in the public interest; that's why we are 7 seeking the immunity. I just wanted to make that clear to your 8 Honor. 9 THE COURT: Fine. Ms. Sternheim, if you would like, 10 you may take a seat in the jury box during her examination. 11 MS. STERNHEIM: Thank you, Judge. 12 THE COURT: Let's bring out Ms. Conrad. 13 MS. STERNHEIM: Your Honor, may I take the seat 14 closest? 15 THE DEFENDANT: Yes, come on down. 16 CATHERINE M. CONRAD, 17 called as a witness by the defendant, 18 having been duly sworn, testified as follows: 19 THE COURT: Would you take a seat and state your full 20 name and spell your name slowly for the court reporter. 21 THE WITNESS: Catherine with a C,C-A-T-H-E-R-I-N-E, 22 Conrad, C-O-N-R-A-D. 23 THE COURT: Mr. Gair, you may inquire. 24 DIRECT EXAMINATION 25 BY MR. GAIR: ... (Continued on next page) Page 101 - Page 104 (26) SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS