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This document is page 60 of a court filing (Document 565) from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 19, 2021. It contains Jury Instruction No. 43 regarding 'Inferences,' defining what an inference is and explaining the jury's role in drawing them from evidence. The instruction explicitly warns the jury that they cannot infer Ms. Maxwell's guilt solely based on her presence at a crime scene or knowledge that a crime was being committed.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Ms. Maxwell | Defendant |
Subject of specific instruction regarding permissible inferences of guilt based on presence/knowledge.
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| The Jury | Adjudicators |
The recipients of the instructions ('you').
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| The attorneys | Legal Counsel |
Mentioned as having asked the jury to infer facts during closing arguments.
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| The Government |
Mentioned as asking the jury to draw one set of inferences.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
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Text states: 'The Government asks you to draw one set of inferences, while the defense asks you to draw another.'
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"You may not infer that Ms. Maxwell is guilty of participating in criminal conduct if you find merely that she was present at the time the crime was being committed and had knowledge that it was being committed."Source
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"An inference is not a suspicion or a guess."Source
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"It is for you, and you alone, to decide what inferences you will draw."Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 565 Filed 12/19/21 Page 60 of 83
1 Instruction No. 43: Inferences
2 During the trial, and as I give you these instructions, you have heard and will hear the
3 term "inference." For instance, in their closing arguments, the attorneys have asked you to infer,
4 based on your reason, experience, and common sense, from one or more established facts, the
5 existence of some other fact. I have instructed you on circumstantial evidence and that it
6 involves inferring a fact based on other facts, your reason, and common sense.
3 term "inference." For instance, in their closing arguments, the attorneys have asked you to infer,
4 based on your reason, experience, and common sense, from one or more established facts, the
5 existence of some other fact. I have instructed you on circumstantial evidence and that it
6 involves inferring a fact based on other facts, your reason, and common sense.
7 What is an "inference"? What does it mean to "infer" something? An inference is not a
8 suspicion or a guess. It is a reasoned, logical decision to conclude that a disputed fact exists
9 based on another fact that you are satisfied exists.
8 suspicion or a guess. It is a reasoned, logical decision to conclude that a disputed fact exists
9 based on another fact that you are satisfied exists.
10 There are times when different inferences may be drawn from facts, whether proven by
11 direct or circumstantial evidence. The Government asks you to draw one set of inferences, while
12 the defense asks you to draw another. It is for you, and you alone, to decide what inferences you
13 will draw.
11 direct or circumstantial evidence. The Government asks you to draw one set of inferences, while
12 the defense asks you to draw another. It is for you, and you alone, to decide what inferences you
13 will draw.
14 The process of drawing inferences from facts in evidence is not a matter of guesswork or
15 speculation. An inference is a deduction or conclusion that you, the jury, are permitted but not
16 required to draw from the facts that have been established by either direct or circumstantial
17 evidence. In drawing inferences, you should exercise your common sense.
15 speculation. An inference is a deduction or conclusion that you, the jury, are permitted but not
16 required to draw from the facts that have been established by either direct or circumstantial
17 evidence. In drawing inferences, you should exercise your common sense.
18 Therefore, while you are considering the evidence presented to you, you may draw, from
19 the facts that you find to be proven, such reasonable inferences as would be justified in light of
20 your experience.
19 the facts that you find to be proven, such reasonable inferences as would be justified in light of
20 your experience.
21 Some inferences, however, are impermissible. You may not infer that Ms. Maxwell is
22 guilty of participating in criminal conduct if you find merely that she was present at the time the
23 crime was being committed and had knowledge that it was being committed.
22 guilty of participating in criminal conduct if you find merely that she was present at the time the
23 crime was being committed and had knowledge that it was being committed.
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