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This page contains Jury Instruction No. 2 ('Role of the Jury') filed on December 17, 2021, in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330). The text instructs the jury that they are the sole judges of facts and credibility, and clarifies that statements made by lawyers or rulings made by the judge do not constitute evidence.
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| The Jury | Jurors |
Addressed as the sole and exclusive judges of the facts.
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| The Judge | Presiding Judge |
Speaker (referred to as 'I') giving instructions and clarifying that their rulings are not evidence.
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| Lawyers | Counsel |
Mentioned regarding their statements, arguments, and questions not being evidence.
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| Witnesses | Testifiers |
Mentioned regarding the credibility of their testimony.
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| Department of Justice |
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| US District Court |
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2021-12-17
Filing of Document 562 (Jury Instructions) in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE
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The document is a direct instruction from the judge to the jury regarding their role.
Key Quotes (4)
"You, the members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts."Source
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"What the lawyers have said—for instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in objections, or in questions—is not evidence."Source
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"It is only the answers that are evidence."Source
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"Similarly, the rulings I have made during the trial are not any indication of my views of what your decision should be."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 562 Filed 12/17/21 Page 7 of 82
1 Instruction No. 2: Role of the Jury
2 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues that are in the case. You, the
3 members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the weight of
4 the evidence or lack of evidence; you determine the credibility of the witnesses; you resolve such
5 conflicts as there may be in the testimony; and you draw whatever reasonable inferences you
6 decide to draw solely based on the evidence and from the facts as you have determined them.
7 You must determine the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
8 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own recollections of the evidence.
9 What the lawyers have said—for instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
10 objections, or in questions—is not evidence. You should bear in mind particularly that questions
11 put to witnesses, although they can provide the context to answers, are not themselves evidence.
12 It is only the answers that are evidence.
13 I remind you also that nothing I have said during the trial or will say during these
14 instructions is evidence. Similarly, the rulings I have made during the trial are not any indication
15 of my views of what your decision should be.
16 The evidence before you consists of the answers given by witnesses and the exhibits and
17 stipulations that were received into evidence. If I have sustained an objection to a question or
18 told you to disregard testimony, the answers given by a witness are no longer part of the
19 evidence and may not be considered by you. I will instruct you at the end of these charges about
20 your ability to request to have testimony read back and your access to other evidence admitted
21 during the trial.
2 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues that are in the case. You, the
3 members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the weight of
4 the evidence or lack of evidence; you determine the credibility of the witnesses; you resolve such
5 conflicts as there may be in the testimony; and you draw whatever reasonable inferences you
6 decide to draw solely based on the evidence and from the facts as you have determined them.
7 You must determine the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
8 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own recollections of the evidence.
9 What the lawyers have said—for instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
10 objections, or in questions—is not evidence. You should bear in mind particularly that questions
11 put to witnesses, although they can provide the context to answers, are not themselves evidence.
12 It is only the answers that are evidence.
13 I remind you also that nothing I have said during the trial or will say during these
14 instructions is evidence. Similarly, the rulings I have made during the trial are not any indication
15 of my views of what your decision should be.
16 The evidence before you consists of the answers given by witnesses and the exhibits and
17 stipulations that were received into evidence. If I have sustained an objection to a question or
18 told you to disregard testimony, the answers given by a witness are no longer part of the
19 evidence and may not be considered by you. I will instruct you at the end of these charges about
20 your ability to request to have testimony read back and your access to other evidence admitted
21 during the trial.
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