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Summary
This document is a jury instruction, specifically Instruction No. 53, from the legal case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 19, 2021. It directs the jury on how to consider electronic communications seized by the Government as evidence. The instruction clarifies that the seizure was legal, personal opinions on the matter are irrelevant, and the jury must weigh this evidence like any other to determine the defendant's guilt.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Defendant | Defendant |
The subject whose guilt is being determined based on evidence, including electronic communications.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| Government | Government agency |
The entity that seized electronic communications and is using them as evidence in the case.
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Timeline (2 events)
2021-12-19
Filing of Document 565, Instruction No. 53, in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE.
The Government seized electronic communications from computers or electronic accounts to be used as evidence.
Relationships (1)
The document describes the Government presenting seized evidence to prove the Defendant's guilt in a criminal case.
Key Quotes (3)
"There is nothing illegal about the Government's use of such electronic communications in this case and you may consider them along with all the other evidence in the case."Source
— The Court (implied)
(Instructing the jury on the legality and admissibility of the seized electronic evidence.)
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"Whether you approve or disapprove of the seizure of these communications may not enter your deliberations."Source
— The Court (implied)
(A directive to the jury to not let personal feelings about the evidence seizure influence their judgment.)
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"However, as with the other evidence, it is for you to determine what weight, if any, to give such evidence."Source
— The Court (implied)
(Clarifying that while the evidence is admissible, the jury has the sole discretion to determine its importance and credibility.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 73 of 83
Instruction No. 53: Use of Electronic Communications
Some of the evidence in this case has consisted of electronic communications seized from
computers or electronic accounts. There is nothing illegal about the Government's use of such
electronic communications in this case and you may consider them along with all the other
evidence in the case. Whether you approve or disapprove of the seizure of these communications
may not enter your deliberations.
computers or electronic accounts. There is nothing illegal about the Government's use of such
electronic communications in this case and you may consider them along with all the other
evidence in the case. Whether you approve or disapprove of the seizure of these communications
may not enter your deliberations.
You may, therefore, regardless of any personal opinions, consider this evidence along
with all the other evidence in the case in determining whether the Government has proven the
Defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. However, as with the other evidence, it is for you
to determine what weight, if any, to give such evidence.
with all the other evidence in the case in determining whether the Government has proven the
Defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. However, as with the other evidence, it is for you
to determine what weight, if any, to give such evidence.
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