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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 741 Filed 08/10/22 Page 17 of 106\nLBTVMAX1\n\nexplain your verdict to anyone. As I told you, under the law,\na defendant in a criminal case is presumed innocent and cannot\nbe found guilty of the crimes charged unless a jury, after\nhearing all of the evidence in the case, unanimously decides\nthat the evidence proves the defendant guilty beyond a\nreasonable doubt.\n\nIn a criminal case, the burden of proof remains with\nthe prosecution, the government. For the jury to return a\nverdict of guilty as to the defendant, the government must\nprove that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.\nA person charged with a crime has absolutely no burden to prove\nthat she's not guilty. And if the defendant chooses not to\npresent any proof, that decision cannot be held against her and\nmay not enter into your deliberations at all. I will, however,\ninstruct you fully on the burden of proof after all of the\nevidence has been received.\n\nNow, let me explain the jobs that you and I are to\nperform during the trial.\n\nI will decide which rules of law to apply to this\ncase. I'll decide that by making legal rulings during the\npresentation of the evidence and also, as I told you, in giving\nthe final instructions to you after the evidence and arguments\nare completed. In order to do my job, I may have to interrupt\nthe proceedings from time to time to confer with the parties\nabout the rules of law that should apply here. Sometimes we'll\n\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300\n\nDOJ-OGR-00016127",
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