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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Summary
This document is a jury charge from a legal proceeding, specifically Instruction No. 2 regarding the role of the jury. The judge instructs the jury that they are the exclusive judges of the facts and must base their verdict solely on the evidence presented, while also being bound to follow the law exactly as the judge provides it. The document clarifies that statements, arguments, and questions from lawyers do not constitute evidence.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Judge | Presiding official |
The speaker of the instructions, referred to as 'I' (e.g., 'the law as I give it to you', 'my instructions').
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| Members of the jury | Juror |
The recipients of the instructions, tasked with being the 'sole and exclusive judges of the facts'.
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| Attorney | Legal counsel |
Mentioned as someone whose statements of legal principles should be disregarded if they differ from the judge's instr...
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| Lawyers | Legal counsel |
Mentioned in the context that their statements (opening, closing, objections, questions) are not evidence.
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| Witnesses | Witness |
Mentioned as individuals whose credibility the jury must determine.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. | company |
Listed at the bottom of the page, likely the court reporting service that transcribed the proceedings.
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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The location where the jury will deliberate.
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Implied location of the court, as part of the court reporter's name 'SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.'.
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Relationships (2)
The document is a direct instruction from the judge to the jury, establishing the judge's authority on matters of law and the jury's duty to follow those instructions while being the sole deciders of fact.
The document instructs the jury to disregard statements made by lawyers as evidence, defining the boundary between legal argument and factual evidence.
Key Quotes (4)
"On these legal matters, you must take the law as I give it to you."Source
— Judge
(The judge instructing the jury that they must follow the law as presented by the court, not their own interpretation.)
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"Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues that are in the case. You, the members of the jury, are the sole and exclusive judges of the facts."Source
— Judge
(Defining the primary responsibility of the jury in the trial.)
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Quote #2
"You must determine the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial."Source
— Judge
(Instructing the jury on the basis for their factual determinations.)
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Quote #3
"What the lawyers have said, for instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in objections, or in questions is not evidence."Source
— Judge
(Clarifying for the jury what does not constitute evidence in the trial.)
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 767 Filed 08/10/22 Page 185 of 257 3019
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Charge
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Charge
1 On these legal matters, you must take the law as I
2 give it to you. Regardless of any opinion that you may have as
3 to what the law may be or ought to be, it would violate your
4 sworn duty to base a verdict upon any view of the law than that
5 which I give you. If an attorney or anyone else at trial has
6 stated a legal principle different from any that I state to you
7 my instructions, it's my instructions that you must follow.
8 You should not single out any instruction alone
9 stating the law, but you should consider my instructions as a
10 whole when you retire to deliberate in the jury room. You may
11 take a copy of these instructions with you into the jury room.
12 Instruction No. 2. Role of the jury.
13 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues
14 that are in the case. You, the members of the jury, are the
15 sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the
16 weight of the evidence or lack of evidence, you determine the
17 credibility of the witnesses, you resolve such conflicts as
18 there may be in the testimony, and you draw whatever reasonable
19 inferences you decide to draw solely based on the evidence and
20 from the facts as you've determined them. You must determine
21 the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
22 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own
23 recollections of the evidence. What the lawyers have said, for
24 instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
25 objections, or in questions is not evidence. You should bear
2 give it to you. Regardless of any opinion that you may have as
3 to what the law may be or ought to be, it would violate your
4 sworn duty to base a verdict upon any view of the law than that
5 which I give you. If an attorney or anyone else at trial has
6 stated a legal principle different from any that I state to you
7 my instructions, it's my instructions that you must follow.
8 You should not single out any instruction alone
9 stating the law, but you should consider my instructions as a
10 whole when you retire to deliberate in the jury room. You may
11 take a copy of these instructions with you into the jury room.
12 Instruction No. 2. Role of the jury.
13 Your role is to pass upon and decide the fact issues
14 that are in the case. You, the members of the jury, are the
15 sole and exclusive judges of the facts. You pass upon the
16 weight of the evidence or lack of evidence, you determine the
17 credibility of the witnesses, you resolve such conflicts as
18 there may be in the testimony, and you draw whatever reasonable
19 inferences you decide to draw solely based on the evidence and
20 from the facts as you've determined them. You must determine
21 the facts based solely on the evidence received in this trial.
22 In determining the facts, you must rely upon your own
23 recollections of the evidence. What the lawyers have said, for
24 instance, in opening statements, in closing arguments, in
25 objections, or in questions is not evidence. You should bear
SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.
(212) 805-0300
(212) 805-0300
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