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Extraction Summary
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Locations
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Events
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Document Information
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Summary
This document is a transcript of a judge's charge to a jury, filed on August 10, 2022. The judge instructs the jury that they must follow the law as provided by the court, and that their exclusive role is to determine the facts by weighing evidence and witness credibility. The judge explicitly clarifies that statements made by lawyers during the trial are not to be considered evidence.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Judge | Judge |
Implied speaker of the instructions, referred to as 'I' and 'my instructions'.
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| Jury | Jury |
The recipients of the instructions, addressed as 'You, the members of the jury'.
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| Attorney | Attorney |
Mentioned as someone whose statements on legal principles should be disregarded if they differ from the judge's.
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| Witnesses | Witness |
Mentioned in the context of the jury's duty to determine their credibility.
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| Lawyers | Lawyer |
Mentioned to clarify that their statements in court are not evidence.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | Company |
Listed at the bottom of the document, likely the court reporting agency that transcribed the proceedings.
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Locations (1)
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The location where the jury is to deliberate after receiving instructions.
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Relationships (1)
The document is a formal instruction from the judge to the jury, defining their distinct roles within the trial: the judge provides the law, and the jury determines the facts based on the evidence.
Key Quotes (3)
"On these legal matters, you must take the law as I give it to you."Source
— Judge (implied)
(Establishing the authority of the judge's instructions on the law.)
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"You, the members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts."Source
— Judge (implied)
(Defining the primary role of the jury in the trial process.)
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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
— Judge (implied)
(Clarifying for the jury what they should not consider as evidence during their deliberations.)
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,875 characters)
Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 185 of 257 3019
LCKVMAX8
Charge
LCKVMAX8
Charge
1 On these legal matters, you must take the law as I
2 give it to you. Regardless of any opinion that you may have as
3 to what the law may be or ought to be, it would violate your
4 sworn duty to base a verdict upon any view of the law than that
5 which I give you. If an attorney or anyone else at trial has
6 stated a legal principle different from any that I state to you
7 my instructions, it's my instructions that you must follow.
8 You should not single out any instruction alone
9 stating the law, but you should consider my instructions as a
10 whole when you retire to deliberate in the jury room. You may
11 take a copy of these instructions with you into the jury room.
12 Instruction No. 2. Role of the jury.
13 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues
14 that are in the case. You, the members of the jury, are the
15 sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the
16 weight of the evidence or lack of evidence, you determine the
17 credibility of the witnesses, you resolve such conflicts as
18 there may be in the testimony, and you draw whatever reasonable
19 inferences you decide to draw solely based on the evidence and
20 from the facts as you've determined them. You must determine
21 the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
22 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own
23 recollections of the evidence. What the lawyers have said, for
24 instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
25 objections, or in questions is not evidence. You should bear
2 give it to you. Regardless of any opinion that you may have as
3 to what the law may be or ought to be, it would violate your
4 sworn duty to base a verdict upon any view of the law than that
5 which I give you. If an attorney or anyone else at trial has
6 stated a legal principle different from any that I state to you
7 my instructions, it's my instructions that you must follow.
8 You should not single out any instruction alone
9 stating the law, but you should consider my instructions as a
10 whole when you retire to deliberate in the jury room. You may
11 take a copy of these instructions with you into the jury room.
12 Instruction No. 2. Role of the jury.
13 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues
14 that are in the case. You, the members of the jury, are the
15 sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the
16 weight of the evidence or lack of evidence, you determine the
17 credibility of the witnesses, you resolve such conflicts as
18 there may be in the testimony, and you draw whatever reasonable
19 inferences you decide to draw solely based on the evidence and
20 from the facts as you've determined them. You must determine
21 the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
22 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own
23 recollections of the evidence. What the lawyers have said, for
24 instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
25 objections, or in questions is not evidence. You should bear
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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