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Witness· New 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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Called by the government on Day 10, William Brown testified as a New York DMV supervisory investigator about the agency's identification-card and recordkeeping procedures. His direct examination addressed sealed Government Exhibits 21 and 22, including a DMV record and related image capture.

Brown testified that the records showed an April 28, 2004 photograph and nondriver ID issuance, a 1985 birth year, and an age of 11 in 1996. His testimony connected the birth year displayed in the DMV record to that age calculation.

Before Brown testified, the defense objected to the government's late-disclosed plan to call him, raising disclosure and relevance concerns. The government said the evidence responded to defense cross-examination concerning a different person with the same name in 1990s flight-related records, and the Court allowed Brown to be called immediately as a rebuttal witness.

Trial Record (3)

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

On Day 10, New York DMV supervisory investigator William Brown testified about identification-card procedures and sealed DMV records showing a 1985 birth year and an age calculation for 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 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 →