The judge provides instructions on the law, while the jury is tasked with applying those instructions to the facts they determine from the evidence.
Judge instructing the jury on legal standards for evidence evaluation.
Judge instructs the jury on how to evaluate evidence.
Judge instructs jury on how to interpret evidence and objections.
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This document is a court transcript from a trial (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN) dated August 10, 2022. In it, the presiding judge instructs the jury on their fundamental duties, emphasizing that the judge decides the law while the jury are the 'triers of fact.' The judge defines what constitutes legal evidence—such as witness testimony and admitted documents—and begins to list items that must not be considered evidence, like lawyers' arguments, to ensure a fair verdict based only on the facts presented.
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This document is page 65 of a court filing (Document 563) from Case 1:20-cr-00330 (United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell), filed on December 18, 2021. It contains jury instructions regarding the evaluation of witness credibility, specifically highlighting how to weigh the testimony of a witness with a prior felony conviction (highlighted text). It also instructs the jury on the use of pseudonyms or first names to protect the privacy of certain witnesses.
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This document is page 64 (internal page 63) of a court transcript filed on December 19, 2021, associated with Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE (the Ghislaine Maxwell trial). The text contains a specific instruction from the judge to the jury, admonishing them not to let significant media attention influence their evaluation of evidence or the credibility of witnesses.
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This document is page 19 of 106 from a court transcript filed on August 10, 2022, in Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN (the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell). It contains standard jury instructions delivered by the judge, explaining that statements by lawyers, objections, and excluded testimony do not constitute evidence. The judge instructs the jury to rely on their common sense and life experience when evaluating testimony and exhibits.
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