This document is Page 74 of 83 from a court filing (Document 565) in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, dated December 19, 2021. It contains Jury Instruction No. 54, titled 'Persons Not on Trial,' which explicitly instructs jurors not to speculate or draw inferences regarding why other individuals are not currently on trial alongside the defendant.
| Name | Role | Context |
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| The Defendant | Defendant |
Subject of the trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, historically associated with Ghislaine Maxwell)
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| Jurors | Jury |
Recipients of the instruction regarding their function in deciding the case
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| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| The Government |
Prosecution/Plaintiff in the case
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Source of the document release (indicated by footer stamp DOJ-OGR)
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"Instruction No. 54: Persons Not on Trial"Source
"You may not draw any inference, favorable or unfavorable, towards the Government or the defendant on trial from the fact that any person in addition to the defendant is not on trial here."Source
"You also may not speculate as to the reasons why other persons are not on trial."Source
"Those matters are wholly outside your concern and have no bearing on your function as jurors in deciding the case before you."Source
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