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This document is a page from a court transcript, specifically a jury charge from a criminal case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on August 10, 2022. The text contains Instruction No. 43, which explains the concepts of circumstantial evidence and inferences to the jury. It clarifies that circumstantial evidence holds the same legal value as direct evidence and reminds the jury that they must be convinced of the defendant, Ms. Maxwell's, guilt beyond a reasonable doubt based on all evidence presented.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant (implied) |
Mentioned in the jury instructions as the person who may be convicted, requiring the jury to be satisfied of her guil...
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the document, likely the court reporting service that transcribed the proceedings.
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The document is a transcript of jury instructions from a trial, specifically Instruction No. 43 regarding inferences.
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Used in a hypothetical example to explain circumstantial evidence to the jury.
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The document is a direct instruction from the judge to the jury on how to interpret evidence and apply the law.
The jury is instructed on the standard of proof required to convict Ms. Maxwell.
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"Circumstantial evidence is of no less value than of direct evidence."Source
— The Court/Judge (implied)
(An instruction to the jury on the legal weight of circumstantial evidence.)
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"It is a general rule that the law makes no distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence, but simply requires that, before convicting Ms. Maxwell, you, the jury, must be satisfied of her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt from all of the evidence in the case."Source
— The Court/Judge (implied)
(A key instruction defining the standard of proof required for conviction and the equal consideration of direct and circumstantial evidence.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 232 of 257 3066
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1 evidence of that fact, but on the combination of the facts that
2 I've asked you to assume, it would be reasonable and logical
3 for you to conclude that between the time you arrived at the
4 courthouse and the time these people walked in it had started
5 to rain.
6 That's all there is to circumstantial evidence. You
7 infer based on reason, experience, and common sense from an
8 established fact the existence or the nonexistence of some
9 other fact. Many facts, such as a person's state of mind, can
10 only rarely be proved by direct evidence.
11 Circumstantial evidence is of no less value than of
12 direct evidence. It is a general rule that the law makes no
13 distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence, but
14 simply requires that, before convicting Ms. Maxwell, you, the
15 jury, must be satisfied of her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
16 from all of the evidence in the case.
17 Instruction No. 43: Inferences.
18 During the trial, and as I give you these
19 instructions, you've heard and will hear the term inference.
20 For instance, if, in their closing arguments, attorneys have
21 asked you to infer based on your reason, experience, and common
22 sense from one or more established facts the existence of some
23 other fact. I've instructed you on circumstantial evidence in
24 that it involves inferring a fact based on other facts, your
25 reason, and common sense.
2 I've asked you to assume, it would be reasonable and logical
3 for you to conclude that between the time you arrived at the
4 courthouse and the time these people walked in it had started
5 to rain.
6 That's all there is to circumstantial evidence. You
7 infer based on reason, experience, and common sense from an
8 established fact the existence or the nonexistence of some
9 other fact. Many facts, such as a person's state of mind, can
10 only rarely be proved by direct evidence.
11 Circumstantial evidence is of no less value than of
12 direct evidence. It is a general rule that the law makes no
13 distinction between direct and circumstantial evidence, but
14 simply requires that, before convicting Ms. Maxwell, you, the
15 jury, must be satisfied of her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
16 from all of the evidence in the case.
17 Instruction No. 43: Inferences.
18 During the trial, and as I give you these
19 instructions, you've heard and will hear the term inference.
20 For instance, if, in their closing arguments, attorneys have
21 asked you to infer based on your reason, experience, and common
22 sense from one or more established facts the existence of some
23 other fact. I've instructed you on circumstantial evidence in
24 that it involves inferring a fact based on other facts, your
25 reason, and common sense.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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