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Summary
This document is a legal instruction, specifically "Instruction No. 2: Role of the Jury," from a trial filed on December 19, 2021. The judge outlines the jury's responsibilities as the exclusive finders of fact, who must weigh evidence, determine witness credibility, and make decisions based solely on the evidence presented. The instruction explicitly distinguishes what constitutes evidence (witness answers, exhibits, stipulations) from what does not (lawyers' statements, questions, and the judge's own comments or rulings).
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| members of the jury | Juror |
Addressed directly by the judge and instructed on their role as the sole and exclusive judges of the facts.
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| witnesses | Witness |
Individuals whose credibility the jury must determine and whose answers constitute evidence.
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| lawyers | Lawyer |
Individuals whose statements, arguments, objections, and questions are explicitly stated not to be evidence.
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| I (the judge) | Judge |
The speaker of the instructions, who makes rulings and reminds the jury that their own statements are not evidence.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| DOJ | Government agency |
Appears in the footer identifier 'DOJ-OGR-00008713', likely referring to the Department of Justice.
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Timeline (1 events)
A legal trial during which these instructions are given to the jury. The document outlines the rules for considering evidence presented during this trial.
Relationships (3)
Judge
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Professional
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Jury
The judge provides binding instructions to the jury on how to perform their duties and evaluate evidence.
Jury
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Professional
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Witnesses
The jury is tasked with determining the credibility of the witnesses and considering their answers as evidence.
Jury
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Professional
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Lawyers
The jury must listen to lawyers but is explicitly instructed not to consider their statements or questions as evidence.
Key Quotes (4)
"You, the members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts."Source
— The Judge
(Defining the fundamental role of the jury in the trial.)
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Quote #1
"You must determine the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial."Source
— The Judge
(Instructing the jury on the basis for their decisions.)
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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
— The Judge
(Clarifying what the jury should not consider as evidence.)
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Quote #3
"It is only the answers that are evidence."Source
— The Judge
(Specifying that answers from witnesses, not the questions posed to them, constitute evidence.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 7 of 83
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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