Deafening Silence: Four Day Recap of the Ghislaine Maxwell Trial
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UPDATE: Verdict is out on the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. She was found guilty on five of six accounts. She faces 60 years in prison. We will have an update on the verdict tomorrow morning.
Day 15 (12/21/2021)
Day 15 would set sights for the jury to deliberate after hearing closing arguments from US prosecution (Attorney Moe providing closing arguments, and Maurene Comey providing rebuttal). Proceedings would commence at roughly 10:10am without the jury present. Judge Nathan notified the court that the jury had requested transcripts of Jane, Annie and Carloyn’s testimonies. This would be followed by several hours of discussions between present prosecution and defense accompanied by the challenging testimony in effort to reorganize documentation.
At 1:22pm Maxwell would be brought out to the defense’s table. Shortly after a discussion with her defense lawyer Sternheim, Maxwell would be returned to her holding cell, while both parties agreed that no redaction would be necessary for transcript prints that the jury would be receiving.
A jury note would be received at 2:50pm; when several members of prosecution would arrive and begin to shuffle into the courthouse. Maxwell’s lawyer would propose an amendment to Carolyn’s testimony on the basis of impeachment (a detail that they claimed was not relevant to evidence). Maxwell’s lawyer would request a copy of the jury’s note. Judge Nathan would suggest that jury deliberation could complete on the 22nd, if not the 23rd. The jury would arrive after 5:00pm; only to receive instruction from Judge Nathan to aim to complete deliberation by the 23rd. Judge Nathan would adjourn after asking both prosecution and defense if they had both agreed on the redaction; which they both replied to affirmatively.
Day 16 (12/22/2021)
Further jury deliberation would unravel in a similarly private fashion on Wednesday the 22nd. The jury would request further text copies of Juan Alessi’s witness testimony heard earlier in the trial to help them deliberate each specific count and charge. Judge Nathan would conclude proceedings.
Day 17 (12/27/2021)
Thursday’s proceedings would commence with further Jury deliberations; journalists surveying the courthouse while the jury deliberated.
The jury would request the testimony of Gregory Parkinson; a now retired police officer who recanted his participation in the raid of Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach address. They would also request a clearer definition of the term “enticed” used in accusation documents. The jury would also request the testimony of “Matthew” (Jane’s boyfriend who confirmed he had been told of Maxwell’s abuse when dating Jane).
Day 17 would end yet again following multiple requests of previously heard witness testimony, as the jury. It seems clear that the jury is taking their time to deliberate this decision with serious intent.
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