Event Details
December 18, 2021
Description
Filing of jury instructions (Document 563) in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, specifically Instruction No. 39 on 'Conscious Avoidance'.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | person | 126 | View Entity |
| GOVERNMENT | organization | 2805 | View Entity |
| defendant | person | 747 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This legal document is a jury instruction, specifically Instruction No. 39, filed on December 18, 2021, in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. It defines the concept of "conscious avoidance" or "willful blindness," instructing the jury that they can consider a defendant's deliberate ignorance of a probable crime as the equivalent of actual knowledge. This instruction guides the jury in determining whether the defendant acted "knowingly," a key element the government must prove.
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