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This document is a jury instruction (No. 38) from a criminal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 18, 2021. It outlines the legal principle of co-conspirator liability for Counts One, Three, and Five, explaining that the actions and statements of one member of a conspiracy can be legally attributed to all other members, including the defendant, even if performed without the defendant's direct knowledge. The instruction directs the jury that they must first establish the existence of the conspiracy and that the acts were in furtherance of it before using such evidence to determine the defendant's guilt.

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Name Role Context
Defendant Defendant
The subject of the jury instruction, against whom the acts and statements of co-conspirators may be considered as evi...
Co-Conspirators Member of a conspiracy
Individuals whose acts, declarations, and statements made in furtherance of a conspiracy are deemed to be the acts of...

Timeline (2 events)

Filing of Document 563 in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, which contains jury instructions.
The document describes the legal framework for a conspiracy, an agreement to accomplish an unlawful end, which is central to Counts One, Three, and Five of an Indictment.

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Defendant Legal (Co-conspirator) Co-Conspirators
The document states that members of a conspiracy become 'agents or partners of one another' and that the acts of co-conspirators can be considered as evidence against the Defendant.

Key Quotes (3)

"When people enter into a conspiracy to accomplish an unlawful end, they become agents or partners of one another in carrying out the conspiracy."
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— The Court (in an instruction to the jury) (This is the opening sentence of Instruction No. 38, establishing the legal principle of co-conspirator liability.)
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"All of the members are responsible for such acts, declarations, statements, and omissions."
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— The Court (in an instruction to the jury) (This sentence summarizes the core concept of shared liability among members of a conspiracy.)
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"However, before you may consider the statements or acts of a co-conspirator in deciding the issue of the Defendant’s guilt, you must first determine that the acts and statements were made during the existence and in furtherance of the unlawful scheme."
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— The Court (in an instruction to the jury) (This provides a critical condition that the jury must satisfy before applying the principle of co-conspirator liability against the Defendant.)
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