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This document is page 232 of a court transcript (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) filed on August 10, 2022. It contains jury instructions (the Charge) regarding the definition and weight of circumstantial evidence versus direct evidence, and Instruction No. 43 regarding inferences. The judge explicitly instructs the jury that they must be satisfied of Ms. Maxwell's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before convicting her.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
Mentioned in the context of the jury needing to be satisfied of her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before convicting.
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| Jury | Adjudicators |
Addressed directly ('you') by the judge regarding their duty to weigh evidence.
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| Attorneys | Legal Counsel |
Mentioned regarding their closing arguments and requests for inferences.
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| Southern District Reporters, P.C. |
Listed in the footer.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Implied by Bates stamp 'DOJ-OGR'.
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Unknown (during trial)
Jury Charge/Instructions regarding circumstantial evidence and inferences.
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Used in a hypothetical example regarding rain and circumstantial evidence.
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Key Quotes (4)
"Circumstantial evidence is of no less value than of direct evidence."Source
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"simply requires that, before convicting Ms. Maxwell, you, the jury, must be satisfied of her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt"Source
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"Instruction No. 43: Inferences."Source
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"That's all there is to circumstantial evidence. You infer based on reason, experience, and common sense"Source
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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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