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KAREN P. HEWITT United States Attorney DOUGLAS KEEHN Assistant U.S. Attorney California State Bar No. 233686 Federal Office Building 880 Front Street, Room 6293 San Diego, California 92101-8893 Telephone: (619) 557-6549 E-mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JUAN DIEGO EMILIANO LOYA, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Criminal Case No. 08CR2124-IEG

GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS Date: Time: Honorable: September 3, 2008 8:30 a.m. Irma E. Gonzalez

Defendant.

COMES NOW the plaintiff, United States of America, by and through its counsel, Karen P. Hewitt, United States Attorney, and Douglas Keehn, Assistant United States Attorney, respectfully submits the following Trial Memorandum. // // //
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Ladies and gentlemen: You now are the jury in this case, and I want to take a few minutes to tell you something about your duties as jurors and to give you some instructions. At the end of the trial I will give you more detailed instructions. Those instructions will control your deliberations. It will be your duty to decide from the evidence what the facts are. You, and you alone, are the judges of the facts. You will hear the evidence, decide what the facts are, and then apply those facts to the law which I will give you. That is how you will reach your verdict. In doing so you must follow that law whether you agree with it or not. The evidence will consist of the testimony of witnesses, documents, and other things received into evidence as exhibits and any facts on which the lawyers agree or which I may instruct you to accept. You should not take anything I may say or do during the trial as indicating what I think of the evidence or what your verdict should be.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.1 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Duty of Jury]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

This is a criminal case brought by the United States government. The government charges the defendant with being a deported alien found in the United States. The charges against the defendant is contained in the indictment. The indictment is simply the description of the charge made by the government against the defendant; it is not evidence of anything. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to the charge and is presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. A defendant has the right to remain silent and never has to prove innocence or present any evidence.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.2 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [The Charge - Presumption of Innocence]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The evidence you are to consider in deciding what the facts are consists of: (1) the sworn testimony of any witness; (2) the exhibits which are to be received into evidence; and (3) any facts to which all the lawyers stipulate.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.3 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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The following things are not evidence, and you must not consider them as evidence in 5 deciding the facts of this case: 6 1. 7 2. 8 3. 9 4. 10 or hear is done or said by one of the parties or by one of the witnesses. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.4 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [What Is Not Evidence]
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statements and arguments of the attorneys; questions and objections of the attorneys; testimony that I instruct you to disregard; and anything you may see or hear when the court is not in session even if what you see

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Some evidence is admitted for a limited purpose only. When I instruct you that an item of evidence has been admitted for a limited purpose, you must consider it only for that limited purpose and for no other.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.5 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Evidence for Limited Purpose]
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Evidence may be direct or circumstantial. Direct evidence is direct proof of a fact, such as 5 testimony by a witness about what that witness personally saw or heard or did. Circumstantial 6 evidence is indirect evidence, that is, it is proof of one or more facts from which one can find 7 another fact. You are to consider both direct and circumstantial evidence. The law permits you to 8 give equal weight to both, but it is for you to decide how much weight to give to any evidence. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 [Direct and Circumstantial Evidence] 28
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Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.6 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

There are rules of evidence which control what can be received into evidence. When a lawyer asks a question or offers an exhibit into evidence and a lawyer on the other side thinks that it is not permitted by the rules of evidence, that lawyer may object. If I overrule the objection, the question may be answered or the exhibit received. If I sustain the objection, the question cannot be answered, and the exhibit cannot be received. Whenever I sustain an objection to a question, you must ignore the question and must not guess what the answer would have been. Sometimes I may order that evidence be stricken from the record and that you disregard or ignore the evidence. That means that when you are deciding the case, you must not consider the evidence which I told you to disregard.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.7 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

In deciding the facts in this case, you may have to decide which testimony to believe and which testimony not to believe. You may believe everything a witness says, or part of it, or none of it. In considering the testimony of any witness, you may take into account: 1. the opportunity and ability of the witness to see or hear or know the things testified to; the witness' memory; the witness' manner while testifying; the witness' interest in the outcome of the case and any bias or prejudice; whether other evidence contradicted the witness' testimony; the reasonableness of the witness' testimony in light of all the evidence; and any other factors that bear on believability.

The weight of the evidence as to a fact does not necessarily depend on the number of witnesses who testify.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.8 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

I will now say a few words about your conduct as jurors. Until the trial is over: First, you are not to discuss this case with anyone, including your fellow jurors, members of your family, people involved in the trial, or anyone else, nor are you allowed to permit others to discuss the case with you. If anyone approaches you and tries to talk to you about the case, please let me know about it immediately; Second, do not read any news stories or articles or listen to any radio or television reports about the case or about anyone who has anything to do with it; Third, do not do any research, such as consulting dictionaries, searching the Internet or using other reference materials, and do not make any investigation about the case on your own; Fourth, if you need to communicate with me simply give a signed note to the bailiff to give to me; and Fifth, do not make up your mind about what the verdict should be until after you have gone to the jury room to decide the case and you and your fellow jurors have discussed the evidence. Keep an open mind until then.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.9 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Conduct of Jury]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

At the end of the trial you will have to make your decision based on what you recall of the evidence. You will not have a written transcript of the trial. I urge you to pay close attention to the testimony as it is given.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.10 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [No Transcript Available to Jury]
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If you wish, you may take notes to help you remember what witnesses said. If you do take 5 notes, please keep them to yourself until you and your fellow jurors go to the jury room to decide 6 the case. Do not let note taking distract you so that you do not hear other answers by witnesses. 7 When you leave, your notes should be left in the court room. 8 Whether or not you take notes, you should rely on your own memory of what was said. 9 Notes are only to assist your memory. You should not be overly influenced by the notes. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 [Taking Notes] 28
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Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.11 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The next phase of the trial will now begin. First, each side may make an opening statement. An opening statement is not evidence. It is simply an outline to help you understand what that party expects the evidence will show. A party is not required to make an opening statement. The government will then present evidence and counsel for the defendant may cross-examine. Then, the defendant may present evidence and counsel for the government may cross-examine. After the evidence has been presented, the attorneys will make closing arguments and I will instruct you on the law that applies to the case. After that, you will go to the jury room to deliberate on your verdict.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.12 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Outline of Trial]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Languages other than English may be used during this trial. The evidence you are to consider is only that provided through the official court interpreters. Although some of you may know the non-English language used, it is important that all jurors consider the same evidence. Therefore, you must base your decision on the evidence presented in the English interpretation. You must disregard any different meaning of the non-English words.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 1.13 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Jury to Be Guided by Official English Translation/Interpretation]
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We are about to take our first break during the trial, and I want to remind you of the 5 instruction I gave you earlier. Until the trial is over, you are not to discuss this case with anyone, 6 including you fellow jurors, members of your family, people involved in the trial, or anyone else, 7 nor are you allowed to permit others to discuss the case with you. If anyone approaches you and 8 tries to talk to you about the case, please let me know about it immediately. Do not read or listen 9 to any news reports of the trial. Finally, you are reminded to keep an open mind until all the 10 evidence has been received and you have heard the arguments of counsel, the instructions of the 11 court, and the views of your fellow jurors. 12 If you need to speak with me about anything, simply give a signed note to the bailiff to give 13 to me. 14 I will not repeat these admonitions each time we recess or adjourn, but you will be 15 reminded of them on such occasions. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 2.1 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Cautionary Instruction - First Recess]
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From time to time during the trial, it may become necessary for me to talk with the 5 attorneys out of the hearing of the jury, either by having a conference at the bench when the jury 6 is present in the courtroom, or by calling a recess. Most often these conferences will involve 7 determination as to whether evidence is admissible under the rules of evidence. It is appropriate 8 to take these matters up outside the presence of the jury. Should I conclude that a more prolonged 9 discussion is necessary I may excuse you from the courtroom. 10 We will, of course, do what we can to keep the number and length of these conferences to 11 a minimum. I may not always grant an attorney's request for a conference. Do not consider my 12 granting or denying a request for a conference as any indication of my opinion of the case or of 13 what your verdict should be. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 [Bench Conferences and Recesses] 28
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Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 2.2 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Members of the jury, now that you have heard all the evidence, it is my duty to instruct you on the law which applies to this case. A copy of these instructions will be available in the jury room for you to consult. It is your duty to find the facts from all the evidence in the case. To those facts you will apply the law as I give it to you. You must follow the law as I give it to you whether you agree with it or not. And you must not be influenced by any personal likes or dislikes, opinions, prejudices, or sympathy. That means that you must decide the case solely on the evidence before you. You will recall that you took an oath promising to do so at the beginning of the case. In following my instructions, you must follow all of them and not single out some and ignore others; they are all equally important. You must not read into these instructions or into anything the court may have said or done any suggestion as to what verdict you should return--that is a matter entirely up to you.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.1 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Duties of Jury to Find Facts and Follow Law]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The indictment is not evidence. The defendant has pleaded not guilty to the charge. The defendant is presumed to be innocent and does not have to testify or present any evidence to prove innocence. The government has the burden of proving every element of the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.2 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Charge Against Defendant Not Evidence-Presumption of Innocence-Burden of Proof]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

A defendant in a criminal case has a constitutional right not to testify. No presumption of guilt may be raised, and no inference of any kind may be drawn, from the fact that the defendant did not testify.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.3 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Defendant's Decision Not to Testify]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The defendant has testified. You should treat this testimony just as you would the testimony of any other witness.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.4 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Defendant's Decision to Testify]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is proof that leaves you firmly convinced that the defendant is guilty. It is not required that the government prove guilt beyond all possible doubt. A reasonable doubt is a doubt based upon reason and common sense and is not based purely on speculation. It may arise from a careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, or from lack of evidence. If after a careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, you are not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty, it is your duty to find the defendant not guilty. On the other hand, if after a careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, you are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty, it is your duty to find the defendant guilty.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.5 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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The evidence from which you are to decide what the facts are consists of: 5 (1) the sworn testimony of any witness; 6 (2) the exhibits which have been received into evidence; and 7 (3) any facts to which all the lawyers have stipulated. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.6 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [What is Evidence]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

In reaching your verdict you may consider only the testimony and exhibits received into evidence. Certain things are not evidence and you may not consider them in deciding what the facts are. I will list them for you: 1. Arguments and statements by lawyers are not evidence. The lawyers are not witnesses. What they have said in their opening statements, [will say in their] closing arguments and at other times is intended to help you interpret the evidence, but it is not evidence. If the facts as you remember them differ from the way the lawyers state them, your memory of them controls. 2. Questions and objections by lawyers are not evidence. Attorneys have a duty to their clients to object when they believe a question is improper under the rules of evidence. You should not be influenced by the question, the objection, or the court's ruling on it. 3. Testimony that has been excluded or stricken, or that you have been instructed to disregard, is not evidence and must not be considered. In addition some testimony and exhibits have been received only for a limited purpose; where I have given a limiting instruction, you must follow it. 4. Anything you may have seen or heard when the court was not in session is not evidence. You are to decide the case solely on the evidence received at the trial.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.7 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Evidence may be direct or circumstantial. Direct evidence is direct proof of a fact, such as testimony of an eyewitness. Circumstantial evidence is indirect evidence, that is, proof of a chain of facts from which you could find that another fact exists, even though it has not been proved directly. You are to consider both kinds of evidence. The law permits you to give equal weight to both, but it is for you to decide how much weight to give to any evidence.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.8 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Direct and Circumstantial Evidence]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

In deciding the facts in this case, you may have to decide which testimony to believe and which testimony not to believe. You may believe everything a witness says, or part of it, or none of it. In considering the testimony of any witness, you may take into account: 1. the opportunity and ability of the witness to see or hear or know the things testified to; the witness' memory; the witness' manner while testifying; the witness' interest in the outcome of the case and any bias or prejudice; whether other evidence contradicted the witness' testimony; the reasonableness of the witness' testimony in light of all the evidence; and any other factors that bear on believability.

The weight of the evidence as to a fact does not necessarily depend on the number of witnesses who testify.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 3.9 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

You have heard testimony that the defendant made a statement. It is for you to decide (1) whether the defendant made the statement, and (2) if so, how much weight to give to it. In making those decisions, you should consider all of the evidence about the statement, including the circumstances under which the defendant may have made it.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 4.1 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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You have heard evidence that defendant has previously been convicted of a crime. You may consider that evidence only as it may affect the defendant's believability as a witness. You may not consider a prior conviction as evidence of guilt of the crime for which the defendant is now on trial.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 4.6 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Impeachment, Prior Conviction of Defendant]

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You have heard testimony from persons who, because of education or experience, are 5 permitted to state opinions and the reasons for their opinions. 6 Opinion testimony should be judged just like any other testimony. You may accept it or 7 reject it, and give it as much weight as you think it deserves, considering the witness' education 8 and experience, the reasons given for the opinion, and all the other evidence in the case. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 4.17 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Opinion Evidence, Expert Witness]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The defendant is charged in the indictment with being an alien who, after deportation, was found in the United States in violation of Section 1326(a) of Title 8 of the United States Code. In order for the defendant to be found guilty of that charge, the government must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt: First, the defendant was deported from the United States; Second, after deportation, the defendant voluntarily entered the United States; Third, after the defendant entered the United States he knew that he was in the United States and knowingly remained; Fourth, the defendant was found in the United States without having obtained the consent of the Attorney General or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admission into the United States; and Fifth, the defendant was an alien at the time of the defendant's entry into the United States. An alien is a person who is not a natural-born or naturalized citizen of the United States.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 9.5B [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] modified by United States v. Cervantes-Flores, 421 F.3d 825 (9th Cir. 2005). [Alien-Deported Alien Found In United States]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

When you begin your deliberations, you should elect one member of the jury as your foreperson. That person will preside over the deliberations and speak for you here in court. You will then discuss the case with your fellow jurors to reach agreement if you can do so. Your verdict, whether guilty or not guilty, must be unanimous. Each of you must decide the case for yourself, but you should do so only after you have considered all the evidence, discussed it fully with the other jurors, and listened to the views of your fellow jurors. Do not be afraid to change your opinion if the discussion persuades you that you should. But do not come to a decision simply because other jurors think it is right. It is important that you attempt to reach a unanimous verdict but, of course, only if each

15 of you can do so after having made your own conscientious decision. Do not change an honest 16 belief about the weight and effect of the evidence simply to reach a verdict. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 [Duty to Deliberate] 28
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Your verdict must be based solely on the evidence and on the law as I have given it to you in these instructions. However, nothing that I have said or done is intended to suggest what your verdict should be--that is entirely for you to decide.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 7.2 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

Some of you have taken notes during the trial. Whether or not you took notes, you should rely on your own memory of what was said. Notes are only to assist your memory. You should not be overly influenced by the notes.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 7.3 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

The punishment provided by law for this crime is for the court to decide. You may not consider punishment in deciding whether the government has proved its case against the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 7.4 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Jury Consideration of Punishment]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

A verdict form has been prepared for you. After you have reached unanimous agreement on a verdict, your foreperson will fill in the form that has been given to you, sign and date it and advise the bailiff that you are ready to return to the courtroom.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 7.5 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.] [Return of Verdict (Renamed Verdict Form)]
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COURT'S INSTRUCTION NO. GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTION NO.

If it becomes necessary during your deliberations to communicate with me, you may send a note through the bailiff, signed by your foreperson or by one or more members of the jury. No member of the jury should ever attempt to communicate with me except by a signed writing, and I will respond to the jury concerning the case only in writing, or here in open court. If you send out a question, I will consult with the lawyers before answering it, which may take some time. You may continue your deliberations while waiting for the answer to any question. Remember that you are not to tell anyone--including me--how the jury stands, numerically or otherwise, on the question of the guilt of the defendant, until after you have reached a unanimous verdict or have been discharged.

Committee on Model Criminal Jury Instructions - Ninth Circuit, Manual of Model Jury Instructions for the Ninth Circuit, § 7.6 [2003 Edition - West Publishing Co.]

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