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Jewell instruction

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A quick definition of Jewell instruction:

Term: Jewell Instruction

Definition: A rule in criminal law where a court tells the jury that a defendant can still be found guilty of a crime even if they claim they didn't know certain important facts about the crime. For example, if someone takes a bag from a known drug dealer and smells marijuana coming from it, they can't claim they didn't know it contained drugs. The court can tell the jury that the defendant deliberately avoided knowing the facts and is still guilty. This is also called a deliberate-indifference instruction.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Jewell instruction is a legal term used in criminal procedure. It refers to a court's instruction to the jury that a defendant can be found guilty of a crime even if they claim ignorance of some essential fact related to the crime. This is because the surrounding circumstances would have put a reasonable person on notice that there was a high probability of illegality, and the defendant deliberately avoided knowledge of the critical facts.

Example: Let's say a person is caught with a bag of drugs, and they claim that they didn't know the bag contained drugs. However, the bag was taken from a known drug dealer, and the person noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the bag. In this case, the court may give a Jewell instruction to the jury, allowing them to infer that the person had guilty knowledge of the drugs, even if they claim ignorance.

This example illustrates how a Jewell instruction can be used to hold a defendant accountable for their actions, even if they try to claim ignorance or lack of knowledge.

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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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23:37
omg is this good or bad
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23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
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UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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