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This document is page 44 of 83 from a court filing (Document 565) in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on December 19, 2021. The text outlines legal instructions regarding the determination of a conspiracy, emphasizing that circumstantial evidence ('disconnected acts and conduct') can be as conclusive as direct proof. It specifies that the Government must prove a mutual understanding existed to violate the law as charged in Counts One, Three, and Five of the Indictment.
People (1)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alleged individual co-conspirators | Defendants/Suspects |
Mentioned in the context of proving a conspiracy exists.
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| The Government |
Prosecution authority required to prove the conspiracy beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Department of Justice (implied by footer stamp DOJ-OGR).
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Text refers to 'at least two alleged conspirators' coming to a 'mutual understanding'.
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"The old adage, “Actions speak louder than words,” applies here."Source
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"the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that at least two alleged conspirators came to a mutual understanding, either spoken or unspoken, to violate the law"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 44 of 83
1 In determining whether such an agreement existed, you may consider direct as well as
2 circumstantial evidence. The old adage, “Actions speak louder than words,” applies here. Often,
3 the only evidence that is available with respect to the existence of a conspiracy is that of
4 disconnected acts and conduct on the part of the alleged individual co-conspirators. When taken
5 altogether and considered as whole, however, these acts and conduct may warrant the inference
6 that a conspiracy existed as conclusively as would direct proof, such as evidence of an express
7 agreement.
8 In short, as far as the first element of the conspiracy is concerned, the Government must
9 prove beyond a reasonable doubt that at least two alleged conspirators came to a mutual
10 understanding, either spoken or unspoken, to violate the law in the manner charged in Counts
11 One, Three, and Five of the Indictment.
2 circumstantial evidence. The old adage, “Actions speak louder than words,” applies here. Often,
3 the only evidence that is available with respect to the existence of a conspiracy is that of
4 disconnected acts and conduct on the part of the alleged individual co-conspirators. When taken
5 altogether and considered as whole, however, these acts and conduct may warrant the inference
6 that a conspiracy existed as conclusively as would direct proof, such as evidence of an express
7 agreement.
8 In short, as far as the first element of the conspiracy is concerned, the Government must
9 prove beyond a reasonable doubt that at least two alleged conspirators came to a mutual
10 understanding, either spoken or unspoken, to violate the law in the manner charged in Counts
11 One, Three, and Five of the Indictment.
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