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Summary
This document is a jury instruction (Instruction No. 38) from a federal criminal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 19, 2021. It explains the legal principle of co-conspirator liability, instructing the jury that all members of a conspiracy are responsible for the reasonably foreseeable acts and statements of any other member made in furtherance of that conspiracy. The instruction specifies the conditions under which a co-conspirator's actions can be used as evidence against the defendant.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Defendant | Defendant |
The subject of the jury instruction, whose guilt is being determined. The document refers to the Defendant with the p...
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| Co-Conspirators | Co-Conspirator |
Members of a conspiracy whose acts and declarations may be considered as evidence against the Defendant.
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| DOJ | Government agency |
Appears in the document identifier 'DOJ-OGR-00008760' in the footer.
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Jury instruction for Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, specifically regarding Counts One, Three, and Five of an Indictment, explaining the legal doctrine of co-conspirator liability.
Relationships (1)
The document states that members of a conspiracy become 'agents or partners of one another' and are responsible for each other's acts done in furtherance of the conspiracy.
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."Source
— The Court (in the instruction)
(This sentence establishes the legal foundation for co-conspirator liability.)
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"All of the members are responsible for such acts, declarations, statements, and omissions."Source
— The Court (in the instruction)
(This sentence summarizes the core rule that each member of a conspiracy is responsible for the actions of the others.)
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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."Source
— The Court (in the instruction)
(This provides a critical condition that the jury must find before applying the acts of a co-conspirator against the Defendant.)
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