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This document is a page from a legal filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, Document 563) dated December 18, 2021, likely containing jury instructions. It outlines the criteria for finding the defendant, Ms. Maxwell, guilty as an "aider and abettor" in a criminal venture. The text specifies that if she knowingly associated with the venture and acted to make it succeed, she is guilty; otherwise, she must be found not guilty under that legal theory.

This document is a table of contents from a legal filing, specifically page 6 of Document 563 in Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. It outlines the structure of jury instructions for various criminal counts, including enticement, transportation of a minor, sex trafficking, conspiracy, and other legal concepts like aiding and abetting and conscious avoidance.

This document is a single page from a legal filing in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. The text consists of instructions, likely from a judge to a jury, emphasizing that the jury must not infer any judicial opinion regarding witness credibility or evidence and that determining the outcome of the issues presented is exclusively their responsibility.

This document is page 146 of a legal filing (Document 563) from Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. The text contains a judicial instruction, likely to a jury, warning them that significant media attention on the case should not influence their evaluation of evidence or the credibility of witnesses.

This document is a jury instruction (No. 39) from a legal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 18, 2021. It explains the legal doctrine of "conscious avoidance" or "willful blindness," instructing the jury that a defendant's deliberate act of ignoring a high probability of criminal activity can be treated as the legal equivalent of knowledge. This allows the jury to find that the defendant acted "knowingly" even without direct proof of their awareness.

This document is a jury verdict form from a federal criminal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 18, 2021. It outlines three specific counts for the jury's consideration: Count Four, transportation of a minor named Jane for illegal sexual activity; Count Five, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of individuals under 18; and Count Six, sex trafficking of a minor named Carolyn. The form provides spaces for the jury to mark 'Guilty' or 'Not Guilty' for each count and for the foreperson to sign.

This document is page 28 of a legal filing from December 18, 2021, in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE. It contains Instruction No. 18 for a jury, which defines the statute for Count Four: Transportation of a Minor to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity. The instruction quotes the relevant law, Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(a), which makes it a federal crime to knowingly transport a minor in interstate or foreign commerce for the purpose of illegal sexual activity.

This document is a page from a legal filing, likely jury instructions, in case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE, filed on December 18, 2021. It explains the legal concept of "conscious avoidance" or "deliberate ignorance" in the context of conspiracy charges. The text instructs the jury on how to determine if a defendant acted knowingly by intentionally avoiding confirmation of facts, while clarifying that this cannot substitute for the requirement that the defendant knowingly and intentionally joined the conspiracy in the first place.

This document is page 4 of 167 from a court filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 18, 2021. It is a table of contents for jury instructions, listing instructions numbered 23 through 45, which cover topics such as sex trafficking, conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and rules of evidence like witness credibility.

This document is a jury instruction, specifically Instruction No. 56, from a legal case filed on December 18, 2021. It instructs the jury on how to handle redacted evidentiary items, defining 'redacted' and directing them to only consider the visible parts of the evidence without speculating on the reasons for the redactions.

This document is page 86 of 167 from a court filing (Document 563) dated December 18, 2021, in the case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell). It contains a table of contents for Jury Instructions 24 through 48, outlining legal parameters for charges including Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Conspiracy to Violate Federal Laws, Aiding and Abetting, and procedural instructions regarding witness credibility and evidence.

This document is a page from a set of jury instructions (Instruction No. 16) in a federal criminal case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 18, 2021. It explains the second element of 'Count Two: Enticement to Engage in Illegal Sexual Activity,' stating that the government must prove the individual traveled in interstate commerce. The document defines 'interstate commerce' as simply meaning movement between one state and another.