mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES003/DOJ-OGR-00008609.json

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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 563 Filed 12/18/21 Page 71 of 167\n1\nInstruction No. 49: Defendant's Right Not to Testify\n2 The Defendant did not testify in this case. Under our Constitution, a defendant has no\n3 obligation to testify or to present any evidence, because it is the Government's burden to prove\n4 a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That burden remains with the Government\n5 throughout the entire trial and never shifts to a defendant. A defendant is never required to\n6 prove that she is innocent.\n7 You may not attach any significance to the fact that Ms. Maxwell did not testify.\n8 No adverse inference against Ms. Maxwell may be drawn by you because she did not\n9 take the witness stand. You may not consider this against Ms. Maxwell in any way in your\n10 deliberations in the jury room.\n70\nDOJ-OGR-00008609",
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      "content": "The Defendant did not testify in this case. Under our Constitution, a defendant has no obligation to testify or to present any evidence, because it is the Government's burden to prove a defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. That burden remains with the Government throughout the entire trial and never shifts to a defendant. A defendant is never required to prove that she is innocent. You may not attach any significance to the fact that Ms. Maxwell did not testify. No adverse inference against Ms. Maxwell may be drawn by you because she did not take the witness stand. You may not consider this against Ms. Maxwell in any way in your deliberations in the jury room.",
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