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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 17 of 106 LBTVMAX1 21 1 explain your verdict to anyone. As I told you, under the law, 2 a defendant in a criminal case is presumed innocent and cannot 3 be found guilty of the crimes charged unless a jury, after 4 hearing all of the evidence in the case, unanimously decides 5 that the evidence proves the defendant guilty beyond a 6 reasonable doubt. 7 In a criminal case, the burden of proof remains with 8 the prosecution, the government. For the jury to return a 9 verdict of guilty as to the defendant, the government must 10 prove that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 11 A person charged with a crime has absolutely no burden to prove 12 that she's not guilty. And if the defendant chooses not to 13 present any proof, that decision cannot be held against her and 14 may not enter into your deliberations at all. I will, however, 15 instruct you fully on the burden of proof after all of the 16 evidence has been received. 17 Now, let me explain the jobs that you and I are to 18 perform during the trial. 19 I will decide which rules of law to apply to this 20 case. I'll decide that by making legal rulings during the 21 presentation of the evidence and also, as I told you, in giving 22 the final instructions to you after the evidence and arguments 23 are completed. In order to do my job, I may have to interrupt 24 the proceedings from time to time to confer with the parties 25 about the rules of law that should apply here. Sometimes we'll SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00011682",
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