Remember this when Roman Storm files post-trial motions or an appeal. The judge instructed the jury incorrectly on Section 1960, so they convicted him based on a misunderstanding of the law (that it covers non-custodial software developers; it does not). This is ripe for appeal.
paulgrewal.eth
paulgrewal.eth31.7.2025
Jury instructions do indeed matter. Civil or criminal, it's in many ways the most fraught part of a trial for a judge. Both sides are pushing hard on every word. The record is in flux until the very end of closing arguments. And on error could lead to this-- the verdict is fundamentally tainted. A judge's worst nightmare.
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