This document is a legal instruction (No. 59) for a jury in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. It outlines the procedures for jury deliberation, including the election of a foreperson, the formal process for communicating with the court via written notes, and rules regarding the use of personal notes taken during the trial. The instructions emphasize that the foreperson acts as a communicator without extra authority and that all jurors' recollections of evidence are paramount.
This document is a legal instruction, specifically "Instruction No. 2: Role of the Jury," from a trial filed on December 19, 2021. The judge outlines the jury's responsibilities as the exclusive finders of fact, who must weigh evidence, determine witness credibility, and make decisions based solely on the evidence presented. The instruction explicitly distinguishes what constitutes evidence (witness answers, exhibits, stipulations) from what does not (lawyers' statements, questions, and the judge's own comments or rulings).
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