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evidenceevidencedocument2015 Federal TrialSecond paragraph on page 18 of the Court's instructions concerning personal actions and intentThe second paragraph on page 18 required gateway-factor findings to rest on Mr. Tsarnaev's personal actions and intent, not anyone else's. Bruck proposed directing jurors to that paragraph, and Weinreb later agreed.
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Second paragraph on page 18 of the Court's instructions concerning personal actions and intent

The second paragraph on page 18 required gateway-factor findings to rest on Mr. Tsarnaev's personal actions and intent, not anyone else's. Bruck proposed directing jurors to that paragraph, and Weinreb later agreed.

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The parties agreed to use the paragraph to answer the jury's gateway-factor question, and the Court ultimately restored an addition addressing the defendant's actions as factual questions.

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