early version of whitey bulger jury questionnaire

7/28/2019 Early Version of Whitey Bulger Jury Questionnaire

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J UROR S LAST NAME:

J UROR S NUMBER:

UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT COURT

DI STRI CT OF MASSACHUSETTS

UNI TED STATES V. J AMES J . BULGER, 99- 10371- DJ C

CONFIDENTIAL JUROR QUESTIONNAIRE

TO THE PROSPECTI VE J UROR:

The i nf or mat i on gi ven i n t hi s quest i onnai r e wi l l be used onl yby the cour t and t he par t i es t o sel ect a qual i f i ed j ur y. Oncet he j ur y i s sel ected, al l copi es of t hi s document wi l l ber et ur ned t o t he cour t and mai nt ai ned under seal , not accessi bl et o t he publ i c or t o t he medi a. The at t or neys ar e under order st o mai nt ai n t he conf i dent i al i t y of al l i nf or mat i on cont ai ned i nt he quest i onnai r es.

Pl ease answer t he quest i ons as compl etel y and accur atel y as youcan. Your compl et e wr i t t en answer s wi l l save a gr eat deal oft i me f or ever yone. Ther e ar e no r i ght or wr ong answer s t o t hequest i ons. Pl ease keep i n mi nd t he f ol l owi ng:

A. Do not consul t wi t h or t al k t o any ot her per son i nf i l l i ng out t he quest i onnai r e.

B. I f you cannot answer a quest i on because you do notunder st and i t , wr i t e Do not under st and i n t hespace af t er t he quest i on. Do not ask cour t per sonnelf or cl ar i f i cat i on.

C. I f you cannot answer a quest i on because you do notknow t he answer , wr i t e Do not know i n t he space

af t er t he quest i on.

D. I f you woul d pr ef er not t o answer a quest i onbecause of t he pr i vat e nat ur e of your r esponse,wr i t e Pr i vat e af t er t he quest i on. At a l at er dat e,t he cour t may i nqui r e about t he t opi c pr i vat el y.

E. Pl ease do not wr i t e on the back of any page. Use t he

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bl ank pages at t he end of t he f or m ( f r ont si deonl y) , wher e t her e i s i nsuf f i ci ent r oom on t he f or mf or your answer. When usi ng t he bl ank pages, pl easei ncl ude t he number of t he quest i on you are answer i ng.I f t her e i s i nsuf f i ci ent space even on t he f r ontof t he bl ank pages t o pr ovi de a compl ete answer,wr i t e as much as you can, t hen i ndi cat e Need MoreSpace and st op. You may be gi ven an oppor t uni t y t oampl i f y l at er .

F. Pl ease ( pl ease) pr i nt or wr i t e l egi bl y. Use t he penyou have been gi ven.

G. Af t er you l eave t oday, you may not di scuss any of t hequest i ons or your answer s wi t h anyone el se, i ncl udi ngmembers of your i mmedi ate f ami l y and other potent i alj uror s. I f anyone appr oaches you and at t empt s t ol ear n about any aspect of t hi s quest i onnai r e, youmay not answer t hei r quest i ons. I f anyone per si st si n quest i oni ng you, i nf or m t he cour t .

H. Af t er you l eave t oday, do not di scuss anythi ngabout t hi s case wi t h anyone, and do not r ead,l i st en t o, or wat ch anyt hi ng r el at i ng t o t hi s case.Unt i l you ar e excused as a pot ent i al j ur or , orunt i l t he t r i al i s over i f you ar e sel ected as aj uror , you ar e not t o di scuss t hi s case, or al l owyour sel f t o be exposed t o any di scussi on of t hi s

case i n any f ormat .

At t he end of t he quest i onnai r e, pl ease si gn i t , af f i r mi ngt he t r ut h of your answer s and t he f act t hat you have gi ven t hemwi t hout assi st ance. Thank you f or gi vi ng your t i me t o suppor tt hi s essent i al component of our democracy.



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1. Name J ur or Number :2. Age:

St at e and Ci t y of Bi r t h:

Sex: M _ F

3. Addr ess:

( Ci t y) ( St at e) ( Zi p Code)

4. How l ong have you l i ved i n Massachuset t s?5. How much educat i on do you have?

Gr ade school or l essSome hi gh schoolHi gh school gr aduateTechni cal or busi ness school _Some col l ege _Gr aduat ed f r om col l ege _Post gr aduate degr ee

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Post gr aduat e degr ee i n

Ar e you pr esent l y a st udent ?

Yes No

I f yes, descr i be cour se of st udy and ant i ci pat ed dat e ofcompl et i on:

7. What i s your occupat i on?Name of your empl oyer :

Address of empl oyer :

( Ci t y) ( St at e)

Lengt h of empl oyment :

Pr esent j ob descr i pt i on:



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8. Have you ever had super vi sory r esponsi bi l i t y on your j ob?Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease expl ai n:

9. I f you ar e not cur r ent l y empl oyed out si de the home, pl easecheck t he cat egory bel ow t hat appl i es t o your empl oymentstatus.

HomemakerSt ay at home par entRet i r edUnempl oyed- cur r ent l y l ooki ng f or wor k

Unempl oyed- Not cur r ent l y l ooki ng f or wor kStudentDi sabl edOt her : Pl ease expl ai n

10. Ar e you: Mar r i ed Si ngl eSeparated _____ Di vor ced Wi dowed _____

Ci vi l Uni on/ Domest i c Par t ner _______

11. Spouse/ par t ner / si gni f i cant other :Fi r st name:

Occupat i on:

12. Do you have chi l dr en? I f so, what ar e t hei r ages?

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Pl ease l i st t he names of al l or gani zat i ons t o whi ch youbel ong. Thi s i ncl udes l abor uni ons, vol unt eer or gani zat i ons,cl ubs, soci et i es, f r at er nal or gani zat i ons, and pr of essi onalor gani zat i ons ( Exampl es: Teamst er s, ACLU, Nat i onal Ri f l eAssoci at i on, Ki wani s, Amnest y I nt er nat i onal , Gr eenpeace) .

14. What newspaper ( s) and magazi ne( s) do you r ead r egul ar l y?



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15. Have you had pr i or j ur y t r i al ser vi ce?Yes ____ No

I f your answer i s yes, pl ease answer t he f ol l owi ng:

Whi ch t ype of j ur y servi ce was i t ?

Cr i mi nal Ci vi l Bot h

Di d t he j ur y reach a ver di ct i n each case above?

Yes ____ No

I s t her e anyt hi ng about your pr i or j ur y ser vi ce that mi ghtaf f ect your abi l i t y t o be f ai r and i mpar t i al i n t hi s case?

Yes ____ No


16. Ar e you cur r ent l y t aki ng any medi cat i ons t hat mi ghti nt er f er e wi t h your abi l i t y to concent r at e?

Yes ____ No


17. Do you have any personal or busi ness af f ai r s t hat woul d makei t di f f i cul t f or you t o ser ve as a j ur or ?

Yes ____ No


18. Do you have any per sonal or f ami l y r esponsi bi l i t i es ( such ascar i ng f or a young chi l d or i l l or el der l y per son) t hatwoul d i nt er f er e wi t h your ser vi ce as a j ur or ?

Yes ____ No




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19. The prosecut i on has t he bur den of provi ng t hat t he def endanti s gui l t y beyond a r easonabl e doubt . A def endant does nothave t o pr ove t hat he i s i nnocent . Do you di sagr ee i n anyway wi t h t hi s pr i nci pl e?

Yes ____ No


20. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ser ved i n t hemi l i t ar y, i ncl udi ng t he Nat i onal Guar d?

Yes ____ No


21. Ar e you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end pr esent l y, or haveyou, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever been empl oyed i n l awenf or cement ? Thi s i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed t o empl oymentas a pol i ce of f i cer , st at e t r ooper , sher i f f , cor r ecti onalof f i cer , pr obat i on and par ol e of f i cer , f eder al agent andsecur i t y guar d.

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease i dent i f y t he l aw enf or cement agency:

22. Have you, a rel at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever been empl oyed byt he cour t syst em?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease i dent i f y t he posi t i on and l ocat i on:

23. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever wor ked f or aUni t ed St at es At t or ney s Of f i ce or a St at e Pr osecut or sOf f i ce?

Yes ____ No



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I f your answer i s yes, f or each such per son, pl ease l i st i nwhat of f i ce t he per son wor ks, and what your r el at i onshi p i st o t hat per son.

Of f i ce Wor ked I n Rel at i onshi p

24. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever wor ked f or acr i mi nal def ense at t or ney or publ i c def ender ?

Yes ____ No

I f your answer i s yes, f or each such per son, pl ease l i st i n

what of f i ce t he per son wor ks, and what your r el at i onshi p i st o t hat per son.

Of f i ce Wor ked I n Rel at i onshi p

25. The j uror s i n t hi s case wi l l be i nst r uct ed t hat t het est i mony of a l aw enf or cement of f i cer i s t o be t r eat ed t hesame as t he t est i mony of anyone el se. J ur or s are t o gi venei t her gr eat er nor l esser wei ght t o t he t est i mony based

sol el y upon t he wi t ness s st at us as a l aw enf or cementof f i cer . Do you have any concer ns about your abi l i t y t of ol l ow t hi s i nstr uct i on?

Yes ____ No


26. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever been t he vi ct i mof a cr i me?

Yes ____ No




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27. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever been a wi t nesst o a cr i me?

Yes ____ No


28. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever pl eaded gui l t y t oor been convi ct ed of a cr i me ot her t han a si mpl e t r af f i cvi ol at i on?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, what was t he cr i me?

Was i t a f el ony or mi sdemeanor?

What puni shment di d you ( or someone el se) r ecei ve ( i ncl udi ngpr obat i on) ?

29. Have you, a r el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end ever beenar r est ed f or or char ged wi t h an of f ense ot her t han a si mpl et r af f i c vi ol at i on?

Yes ____ No


30. Ar e ther e any cr i mi nal char ges pendi ng agai nst you, ar el at i ve, or a cl ose f r i end?

Yes ____ No




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31. Do you know per sonal l y or have you ever known per sonal l yanyone who has been convi ct ed of or pl eaded gui l t y t o acr i me?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, f or each per son, st at e t hat per son s r el at i onshi pt o you and the name of t he cr i me and sent ence i mposed,i ncl udi ng pr obat i on:

32. I n t hi s case, J ames J . Bul ger i s bei ng r epr esent ed byAt t orneys J . W. Carney, J r . and Hank Br ennan of Bost on. Doyou know ei t her of t hese at t or neys?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease descr i be how you know t hem.

33. Do you know any empl oyees who ar e associ at ed wi t h Mr .Car ney s f i r m, Car ney & Bassi l ?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease descr i be how you know any of t hem.

34. The prosecut or s i n t hi s case ar e Assi st ant Uni t ed Stat esAt t orneys Fr ed Wyshak, Br i an Kel l y, and Zach Haf er . Do youknow any of t hese at t orneys?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease descr i be how you know any of t hem.

35. Do you know anyone el se empl oyed by the Uni t ed Stat esAt t or ney s Of f i ce i n Massachuset t s or t he Depar t ment ofJ ust i ce?

Yes ____ No




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36. Do you have any rel i gi ous, mor al or phi l osophi cal bel i ef st hat woul d make i t di f f i cul t f or you t o si t i n j udgment onanot her per son i n a cour t of l aw?

Yes ____ No


37. I n t hi s case, t her e wi l l be evi dence t hat t he def endant was amember of a cr i mi nal or gani zat i on t hat engaged i n vi ol entcr i me and f i nanci al cr i me. Do you have any concernsr egar di ng or gani zed cr i me t hat woul d pr event you f r omact i ng as a j ur or i n t hi s case?

Yes ____ No


38. Have you r ead any book( s) r egardi ng organi zed cr i me i nBost on?

Yes ____ No

I f yes, pl ease l i st t he t i t l e of each book you ve r ead andpr ovi de a br i ef descr i pt i on.

39. Based upon any books, movi es, ornewspaper / magazi ne/ I nt er net ar t i cl es you have r eadr egardi ng or gani zed cr i me i n Bost on, have you f ormed anopi ni on r egar di ng J ames Whi t ey Bul ger or f eder al l awenf or cement t hat woul d pr event you f r om bei ng a f ai r andi mpar t i al j ur or i n t hi s case?

Yes ____ No I f yes, pl ease expl ai n:

40. Have you f ormed an opi ni on about t he gui l t or i nnocence ofJ ames Whi t ey Bul ger wi t h r espect t o t he char ges i n t hi scase?

Yes ____ No




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41. Asi de f r om anythi ng you mi ght have r ead or seen aboutor gani zed cr i me i n Bost on, ar e you awar e of any pr ej udi cet hat you may have agai nst t he gover nment or t he def endant

t hat woul d i n any way i mpai r your abi l i t y t o eval uat e andj udge f ai r l y and i mpar t i al l y t he f act s of t hi s case?

Yes ____ No


42. Sever al wi t nesses i n t hi s case have par t i ci pat ed i n t hecri mi nal act i vi t y al l eged i n t he i ndi ctment . Wi l l t he f actt hat a wi t ness has been i nvol ved i n t he cr i mi nal act i vi t y

al l eged i n t he i ndi ct ment cause you t o aut omat i cal l ydi sr egar d t he t est i mony of t he wi t ness?

Yes ____ No


43. The def endant i n a cr i mi nal case has an absol ute r i ght nott o t est i f y. Woul d you hol d i t agai nst t he def endant i f hedi d not t est i f y i n t hi s case?

Yes ____ No


44. Sever al wi t nesses i n t hi s case cooper at ed wi t h t hegovernment i n exchange f or a more l eni ent sent ence. Wi l lt he f act t hat a wi t ness cooper at ed wi t h the gover nment t or ecei ve a l esser sent ence cause you t o aut omat i cal l ydi sr egar d t he t est i mony of t he wi t ness?

Yes ____ No



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45. I n t hi s case, you wi l l al so hear evi dence r egar di ng dr ugt r af f i cki ng, i ncl udi ng mar i j uana. Do you have any opi ni ons

about dr ug l aws t hat woul d make you unabl e to deci de thi scase on t he evi dence pr esent ed and t he l aw as st ated by theCour t ?

Yes ____ No


46. Do you bel i eve t hat t he sal e of mar i j uana shoul d be l egal ?Yes ____ No


47. Thi s case wi l l draw a hi gh degree of medi a at t ent i on. As aj uror , you woul d be bar r ed f r om r eadi ng or wat chi ng medi aaccount s of t he t r i al , consul t i ng ext er nal sour ces anddi scussi ng t he case wi t h ot her peopl e. Woul d you be abl e t oabi de by t hese r ul es f or t he ent i r et y of t he t r i al ?

Yes ____ No


48. What was t he l ast book you r ead?

49. Di d you have any pr obl ems r eadi ng and underst andi ng t hi squest i onnai r e?

Yes ____ No

I f your answer i s yes, pl ease expl ai n bel ow:



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50. I s t her e any ot her mat t er or any i nf or mat i on you f eel t hatt he j udge or at t orneys shoul d know about you, not coveredby t hi s quest i onnai r e? Do you have any concerns t hat havebeen r ai sed by t he exper i ence of f i l l i ng out t hi squest i onnai r e t hat mi ght af f ect your abi l i t y t o si t as a

j uror , or anyt hi ng el se t hat you f eel we shoul d know about ?I f so, pl ease expl ai n.

51. I s t her e anyt hi ng about your r esponses t o any of t hequest i ons i n t hi s quest i onnai r e, or anyt hi ng el se i n yourbackgr ound, exper i ence, empl oyment , t r ai ni ng, educat i on,knowl edge, or bel i ef s t hat mi ght af f ect your abi l i t y t o be af ai r and i mpar t i al j ur or ?

CERTIFICATION

I do her eby cer t i f y that t he answer s whi ch I have gi ven i n t hi squest i onnai r e are t r ue and compl ete t o t he best of myknowl edge and bel i ef .

Name

Si gnat ur e

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