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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO JUDGE WILEY Y. DANIEL ___________________________________________________________________________ Date: April 1, 2008 Courtroom Deputy: Robert R. Keech Court Reporter/ECR: Kara Spitler Prob/Pret: Interpreters: N/A Jesse Torres

___________________________________________________________________________ Criminal Case No. 00-cr-00531-WYD UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. 2. RUDY CABRERA SABLAN, Defendant. ___________________________________________________________________________ COURTROOM MINUTES ___________________________________________________________________________ TRIAL TO JURY (DAY 8) 9:52 a.m. Court in Session - Jury not present Discussion regarding jurors in group G who need to be taken up individually. 9:56 a.m. Jury (Group G) enters. Court's opening remarks and reading of preliminary jury instructions. 10:10 a.m. Voir dire oath administered. Voir dire by Court commences. 10:15 a.m. Jurors excused except juror 100154046 Forrest W. Lewis Donald R. Knight Counsel: Brenda K. Taylor Philip A. Brimmer

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes Voir dire by Court. 10:30 a.m. Bench conference regarding voir dire of juror 100154046. Voir dire by Court. 10:32 a.m. 10:44 a.m. 10:48 a.m. 10:49 a.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100154046 excused. Juror 100154046 excused. Juror 100154046 instructed not to discuss the article she read with other jurors. 10:51 a.m. Juror 100132332 enters. Voir dire by Court. 10:59 a.m. 11:12 a.m. 11:20 a.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100132332 excused. No challenge for cause. 11:23 a.m. 11:47 a.m. Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury not present Court informs counsel that juror 100139030 was excused until this afternoon to attend a funeral. 11:48 a.m. Juror 100145245 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror excused for cause.

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes Juror 100145245 excused for cause. 11:54 a.m. 11:55 a.m. Juror 100145245 excused. Juror 100155333 enters. Voir dire by Court. 12:05 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100155333 qualified to serve as a juror. excused for cause. 12:14 p.m. 12:15 p.m. Juror 100155333 excused. Juror 100143176 enters. Voir dire by Court. 12:27 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Juror 100143176 excused for cause. 12:33 p.m. Juror 100143176 excused. Discussion regarding schedule for the afternoon. 12:35 p.m. 1:41 p.m. Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury not present Court's opening remarks. Entry of appearance by Patrick J. Burke. William Sablan and Patrick J. Burke appear via video conference. Issue of William Sablan's availability for trial is raised for argument. 1:43 p.m. Argument by Defendant Rudy Cabrera Sablan (Mr. Lewis). -3-

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 1:46 p.m. 1:51 p.m. 1:54 p.m. 1:55 p.m. 1:57 p.m. 2:01 p.m. 2:04 p.m. 2:06 p.m. 2:09 p.m. Argument by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan (Mr. Burke). Argument by Government (Ms. Taylor). Argument by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan (Mr. Burke). Argument by Government (Ms. Taylor). Argument by Defendant Rudy Cabrera Sablan (Mr. Lewis). Argument by Government (Ms. Taylor). Argument by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan (Mr. Burke). Argument by Government (Ms. Taylor). Defendant William Concepcion Sablan's witness William Concepcion Sablan sworn. Direct examination by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan (Mr. Burke). 2:10 p.m. 2:11 p.m. 2:12 p.m. 2:13 p.m. Cross examination by Government (Ms. Taylor). Witness testimony competed. Argument by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan (Mr. Burke). Statement by Defendant William Concepcion Sablan in response to Court's inquiry. Court finds that William Concepcion Sablan is NOT available to testify at trial. Juror 1200123386 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 1200123386 excused for cause 2:32 p.m. Juror 1200123386 excused.

ORDERED: 2:18 p.m.

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 2:33 p.m. Juror 100137255 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100137255 excused for cause 2:41 p.m. 2:42 p.m. Juror 100137255 excused. Juror 100157978 enters. Voir dire by Court. 2:51 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Juror 100157978 excused for cause 2:53 p.m. 2:54 p.m. Juror 100157978 excused. Juror 100139030 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100139030 excused for cause 2:59 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Juror 100139030 excused. Juror 100138807 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100138807 excused for cause 3:04 p.m. 3:05 p.m. Juror 100138807 excused. Juror 100138807 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100138807 excused for cause 3:07 p.m. Juror 100138807 excused. -5-

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 3:08 p.m. Juror 100134751 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100134751 excused for cause 3:10 p.m. Juror 100134751 excused. Discussion regarding schedule for this afternoon. 3:15 p.m. Jury enters Voir dire by Court. 3:35 p.m. 3:36 p.m. 3:42 p.m. Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Knight). Voir dire by Court. Jury excused Discussion regarding excusing juror 100145359 for cause. 3:42 p.m. ORDERED: Juror 100145359 enters Supplemental voir dire by counsel shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes per side. Juror 100145359 excused for cause. 3:43 p.m. 3:43 p.m. 4:04 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Juror 100145359 excused Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury not present Jury enters Voir dire by Government (Ms. Taylor). 4:35 p.m. Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Knight).

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 5:07 p.m. Jurors 100146345 and 100153111 excused until Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Bench conference regarding challenges for cause as to jurors 100154046 and 100132332 and there are no challenges for cause as to jurors 100154046 and 100132332. Juror 100154046 and 100132332 are qualified to serve as jurors. 5:08 p.m. Jurors 100154046 and 100132332 are excused. Discussion regarding schedule for tomorrow. Jurors Challenged for Cause: 57) 58) 59) 60) 61) 62) 63) 64) 65) 66) 67) 68) 100145245 100155333 100143176 100123386 100137255 100157978 100139030 100138807 100137889 100134751 100134104 100145359

5:07 p.m.

Jurors Qualified to Serve: 37) 38) 100154046 100132332 Defendant is REMANDED into the custody of the U.S. Marshal. Court in Recess - TRIAL CONTINUED

ORDERED: 5:09 p.m.

TOTAL TIME: 5:26

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