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WitnessNew York State Department of Motor Vehicles

William Brown

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles supervisor and field investigator.

AppearedFederal Criminal Trial
38 lines·3 proceedings·1 mention

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William Brown testified on Day 10 as a New York DMV supervisory investigator. He described the agency's identification-card and recordkeeping procedures through sealed Government Exhibits 21 and 22, which included a DMV record and related image capture.

Brown testified that the records reflected an April 28, 2004 photograph and nondriver ID issuance, as well as a 1985 birth year. He connected that birth year to an age of 11 in 1996.

Before Brown took the stand, the defense objected to the government's late-disclosed plan to call him, citing disclosure and relevance concerns. The government said his testimony responded to defense cross-examination about a different person with the same name in flight-related records from the 1990s. The Court permitted the government to call Brown immediately as a rebuttal witness.

Trial Record (3)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialNov 29, 2021 – Dec 29, 2021Called by prosecution

New York DMV supervisory investigator William Brown testified on Day 10 about identification procedures and sealed records reflecting a 1985 birth year and an age of 11 in 1996.

Day 10

ProceduralWilliam Brown Rebuttal Witness Motion2highlightsMentioned

Summary

The Court allowed William Brown to testify as a rebuttal witness over a defense objection to the late disclosure and relevance of proposed DMV evidence.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (2)

objectionDefense objected to the late endorsement of William Brown, arguing that a DMV record had not been connected to testimony or other identification evidence.Open in transcript →
rulingThe Court ruled that Brown could testify as a rebuttal witness and allowed the government to call him immediately to address the defense's suggested alternative identity for Jane in flight-related records.Open in transcript →
DirectWilliam Brown — DirectWilliam BrownAndrew Rohrbach3highlights37lines spoken

Summary

Brown authenticated sealed DMV records and testified that a 1985 birth year would make the record holder 11 years old in 1996.

Highlights (3)

testimony highlightBrown testified that the photograph and nondriver ID record were both dated April 28, 2004.Open in transcript →
testimony highlightBrown testified that the sealed DMV record listed a 1985 birth year and calculated that a person born that year would have been 11 in 1996.Open in transcript →
Quote“Someone born in 1985 in 1996 would be 11 years old.”— William BrownBrown gave the prosecution's age calculation from the birth year shown in the sealed DMV record.Open in transcript →