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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 SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00010015