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This document is a legal instruction (Instruction No. 3) for a jury in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 19, 2021. It strictly prohibits jurors from communicating about the case with anyone or conducting outside research using any electronic devices, the internet, or social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The instruction emphasizes that jurors must base their verdict solely on evidence presented in the courtroom and may only discuss the case with fellow jurors in the jury room during deliberations.
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Listed as an example of a website/social media platform jurors cannot use to communicate about the case.
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Listed as an example of a website/social media platform jurors cannot use to communicate about the case.
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| iPhone | brand |
Listed as an example of an electronic device jurors may not use to communicate about the case.
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Listed as an example of an electronic device jurors may not use to communicate about the case.
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Fellow Juror
The document states that jurors can only discuss the case with their 'fellow jurors' in the jury room during deliberations.
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Anyone outside the jury
The document explicitly forbids jurors from communicating with or providing information to anyone outside the jury about the case.
Key Quotes (3)
"During your deliberations, you must not communicate with or provide any information to anyone by any means about this case."Source
— Judge
(The primary instruction prohibiting external communication by the jury.)
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Quote #1
"You can only discuss the case in the jury room with your fellow jurors during deliberations."Source
— Judge
(The specific exception to the no-communication rule, limiting discussion to among jurors in the jury room.)
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Quote #2
"Your sworn duty is to decide this case solely and wholly on the evidence that was presented to you in this courtroom."Source
— Judge
(The concluding statement emphasizing the basis for the jury's verdict.)
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Quote #3
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 8 of 83
1 Instruction No. 3: Contact with Others/Social Media
2 During your deliberations, you must not communicate with or provide any information to
3 anyone by any means about this case. You may not use any electronic devices or media, such as
4 a telephone, cell phone, smart phone, iPhone, Blackberry or computer; the Internet, or any
5 internet service, or any text or instant messaging service; or any internet chat room, blog, or
6 website, such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, or Snapchat, to
7 communicate to anyone any information about this case or to conduct any research about this
8 case until I accept your verdict. In other words, you cannot talk to anyone on the phone or in
9 person, correspond with anyone, or electronically communicate with anyone about this case. You
10 can only discuss the case in the jury room with your fellow jurors during deliberations.
11 Along the same lines, you may not try to access any information about the case or do
12 research on any issue that arose during the trial from any outside source, including dictionaries,
13 reference books, or anything on the Internet. In our judicial system, it is important that you are
14 not influenced by anything or anyone outside of this courtroom. Your sworn duty is to decide
15 this case solely and wholly on the evidence that was presented to you in this courtroom.
2 During your deliberations, you must not communicate with or provide any information to
3 anyone by any means about this case. You may not use any electronic devices or media, such as
4 a telephone, cell phone, smart phone, iPhone, Blackberry or computer; the Internet, or any
5 internet service, or any text or instant messaging service; or any internet chat room, blog, or
6 website, such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, or Snapchat, to
7 communicate to anyone any information about this case or to conduct any research about this
8 case until I accept your verdict. In other words, you cannot talk to anyone on the phone or in
9 person, correspond with anyone, or electronically communicate with anyone about this case. You
10 can only discuss the case in the jury room with your fellow jurors during deliberations.
11 Along the same lines, you may not try to access any information about the case or do
12 research on any issue that arose during the trial from any outside source, including dictionaries,
13 reference books, or anything on the Internet. In our judicial system, it is important that you are
14 not influenced by anything or anyone outside of this courtroom. Your sworn duty is to decide
15 this case solely and wholly on the evidence that was presented to you in this courtroom.
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