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This document is a page from a set of jury instructions in a criminal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 19, 2021. It specifically details "Instruction No. 39: Conscious Avoidance," explaining the legal concept of "willful blindness." The instruction guides the jury that if they find the defendant was aware of a high probability that a crime was occurring and deliberately avoided confirming the fact, this avoidance can be treated as the legal equivalent of knowledge.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Defendant | Defendant |
The subject of the jury instructions, whose state of knowledge is being evaluated by the jury.
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| Government | Government agency |
The prosecuting party that must prove the Defendant acted knowingly.
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Timeline (1 events)
2021-12-19
Jury instructions regarding 'Conscious Avoidance' were filed in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
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The document describes the Government's role in proving its case against the Defendant in a criminal proceeding.
Key Quotes (3)
"The law calls this “conscious avoidance” or “willful blindness.”"Source
— The Court (implied)
(Defining the legal term for willfully and intentionally remaining ignorant of a material fact to escape criminal consequences.)
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"if you find beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant was aware that there was a high probability a crime was being committed, but that the Defendant deliberately and consciously avoided confirming this fact... then you may treat this deliberate avoidance of positive knowledge as the equivalent of knowledge..."Source
— The Court (implied)
(Instructing the jury on the conditions under which they can equate deliberate ignorance with actual knowledge.)
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"a defendant cannot avoid criminal engaged in such unlawful behavior."Source
— The Court (implied)
(Concluding the instruction on conscious avoidance, though the sentence appears to be cut off in the document.)
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