Free Proposed Voir Dire - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cr-00003-EBB

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

UNITED STATES 3:03CR0003(EBB)

V.

ANTHONY D. AUTORINO

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CRIMINAL ACTION NO.

JANUARY 6, 2005

DEFENDANT'S SUPPLEMENTAL PROPOSED VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS The defendant, Anthony D. Autorino, respectfully requests that the following supplemental voir dire questions be submitted to the jury in addition to the questions previously submitted by the defendant on January 3, 2006. The defendant respectfully requests that the questions below immediately follow Question 62 in Part VII of the Defendant s Proposed Voir Dire, dated January 3, 2006. 1. Each of the offenses with which the defendant is charged has as an essential element of the offense intent. This means that, in addition to the other essential

elements the government must prove to you, the government must also prove to you that the defendant had the requisite mental intent to commit each of the offenses.

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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a) Do you understand that you cannot find the defendant guilty of an offense unless you find that the government proved to you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant possessed the requisite intent to violate the law? b) Would you have any difficulty following the court s instruction that you are to find the defendant not guilty of an offense if you find that the government failed to prove to you that the defendant possessed the requisite intent to commit that offense?

THE DEFENDANT, Anthony D. Autorino

BY:______________________________ Hugh F. Keefe, Esq. Federal Bar No. ct05106 Nicole Fournier Gelston Federal Bar No. ct18550 Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante 52 Trumbull Street P.O. Box 1612 New Haven, CT 06506 (203) 787-0275 (203) 782-0278 Fax [email protected] [email protected]

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing was sent via facsimile and regular mail on January 6, 2006, to all counsel and pro se parties of record as follows: Assistant United States Attorneys James G. Genko, Esq. Thomas V. Daily, Esq. 450 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103 ______________________________ Hugh F. Keefe

LYNCH, TRAUB, KEEFE AND ERRANTE, P. C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW 52 TRUMBULL STREET P.O. BOX 1612 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06506-1612 TELEPHONE (203) 787-0275 FACSIMILE (203) 782-0278
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