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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO JUDGE WILEY Y. DANIEL ___________________________________________________________________________ Date: March 24, 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 5) 9:10 a.m. Court in Session - Jury not present Discussion regarding jurors to be taken up individually at the outset. 9:14 a.m. Jury (Group D) enters. Court's opening remarks to jurors and reads preliminary jury instructions. 9:33 a.m. 9:34 a.m. Voir dire oath administered. Jurors excused except juror 100150255. Voir dire by Court. 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 9:41 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 9:55 a.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100150255 excused Defendant's oral motion to challenge juror 100150255 for cause. Argument by counsel and Government does not object. ORDERED: 9:58 a.m. Defendant's oral motion to challenge juror 100150255 for cause is GRANTED. Juror 100150255 enters Juror 100150255 excused for cause. 9:59 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Juror 100150255 excused Juror 100150563 enters Juror 100150563 excused for cause. 10:05 a.m. 10:06 a.m. Juror 100150563 excused Juror 100140883 enters Voir dire by Court. Juror 100140883 excused for cause. 10:12 a.m. 10:13 a.m Juror 100140883 excused. Juror 100124521 enters Voir dire by Court. Juror 100124521 excused for cause. 10:17 a.m. Juror 100124521 excused Discussion regarding schedule for panel E. -2-

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 10:19 a.m. Juror 100144154 enters Voir dire by Court. Juror 100144154 excused for cause. 10:25 a.m. Juror 100144154 excused Discussion regarding voir dire and challenges for cause. 10:27 a.m. 10:44 a.m. Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury enters Voir dire by Court. 12:11 p.m. 12:15 p.m. 1:40 p.m. Court reads additional jury instructions. Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury enters Voir dire by Government (Ms. Taylor). 2:47 p.m. 3:48 p.m. 4:11 p.m. 4:12 p.m. Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Knight). Court in Recess Court in Session - Jury enters Juror 100137888 enters. Voir dire by Court. Juror 100137888 excused for cause 4:17 p.m. 4:18 p.m. Juror 100137888 excused. Juror 100137061 enters. Voir dire by Court. -3-

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 4:23 p.m. 4:33 p.m. 4:37 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100137061 excused. Government's challenge for cause. Argument by counsel. ORDERED: 4:38 p.m. Government's challenge for cause is DENIED. Juror 100137061 returns. Juror 100137061 qualified to serve as a juror. 4:39 p.m. 4:40 p.m. Juror 100137061 excused. Juror 100140584 enters. Voir dire by Court. 4:44 p.m. 4:49 p.m. 4:54 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100140584 excused. Defendant's challenge for cause. Argument by counsel. ORDERED: 4:58 p.m. Defendant's challenge for cause is DENIED. Juror 100140584 returns. Juror 100140584 qualified to serve as a juror. 4:59 p.m. Juror 100140584 excused.

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes 5:00 p.m. Juror 100154261 enters. Voir dire by Court. 5:08 p.m. Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100154261 excused for cause 5:10 p.m. 5:11 p.m. Juror 100154261 excused. Juror 100123726 enters. Voir dire by Court. 5:16 p.m. 5:20 p.m. 5:26 p.m. Voir dire by Government (Mr. Brimmer). Voir dire by Defendant (Mr. Lewis). Juror 100123726 excused. No challenge for cause. OR Juror excused for cause. 5:25 p.m. Juror 100123726 returns. Juror 100123726 qualified to serve as a juror. 5:26 p.m. Juror 100123726 excused. Discussion regarding bringing back juror 100159665 tomorrow. Jurors Challenged for Cause: 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31) 100150255 100150563 100140883 100124521 100144154 100137888 100154261

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Judge Wiley Y. Daniel 00-cr-00531-WYD - Courtroom Minutes Jurors Qualified to Serve: 24) 25) 26) 100137061 100140584 100123726 Defendant is REMANDED into the custody of the U.S. Marshal. Court in Recess - TRIAL CONTINUED

ORDERED: 5:27 p.m.

TOTAL TIME: 6:12

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