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This document is a jury instruction (Instruction No. 31) from a federal court case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 19, 2021. It explains the legal definition of conspiracy as it pertains to charges against Ms. Maxwell in Counts One, Three, and Five of an indictment, referencing Title 18, Section 371 of the United States Code. The instruction clarifies that a conspiracy is a separate crime from the underlying offense and can be found even if the object of the conspiracy was never committed.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
Charged in Counts One, Three, and Five of the Indictment with participating in a conspiracy.
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| United States | Government |
Mentioned in the context of the statute for conspiracy, which involves committing an offense against the United States.
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2021-12-19
Filing of a jury instruction (Instruction No. 31) in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, explaining the charges of conspiracy against Ms. Maxwell.
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The document states Ms. Maxwell is charged with participating in a 'conspiracy,' which is defined as a 'criminal partnership—an agreement of two or more people to join together to accomplish some unlawful purpose.'
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"if two or more people conspire [] to commit any offense against the United States . . . and one or more of such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy,"Source
— United States Code, Section 371
(A quote from Title 18, Section 371 of the United States Code, defining the act of conspiracy.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 41 of 83
1 Instruction No. 31: Counts One, Three, and Five: Conspiracy to Violate Federal Laws –
2 Conspiracy and Substantive Counts
2 Conspiracy and Substantive Counts
3 Counts One, Three, and Five of the Indictment each charge Ms. Maxwell with
4 participating in a “conspiracy.” The relevant statute for Counts One, Three, and Five is Title 18,
5 United States Code, Section 371, which provides that “if two or more people conspire [] to
6 commit any offense against the United States . . . and one or more of such persons do any act to
7 effect the object of the conspiracy,” each person is guilty of a federal crime.
8 As I will explain, a conspiracy is a kind of criminal partnership—an agreement of two or
9 more people to join together to accomplish some unlawful purpose. The crime of conspiracy to
10 violate federal law is an independent offense. It is separate and distinct from the actual
11 violation of any specific federal laws, which the law refers to as “substantive crimes.” Indeed,
12 you may find Ms. Maxwell guilty of conspiring to violate federal law even if you find that the
13 crime which was the object of the conspiracy was never actually committed.
14 As I will explain, the three different conspiracy counts are separate offenses and each
15 conspiracy alleges a different purpose, which I will describe to you shortly.
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