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This document is page 46 (internal pagination 45) of a legal filing (Document 563) from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. It outlines legal instructions regarding the proof of conspiracy, specifically addressing how circumstantial evidence and disconnected acts can establish the existence of an agreement or mutual understanding to violate the law as charged in Counts One, Three, and Five of the Indictment.
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"Actions speak louder than words"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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"disconnected acts and conduct on the part of the alleged individual co-conspirators... may warrant the inference that a conspiracy existed"Source
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 563 Filed 12/18/21 Page 46 of 167
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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