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Indictment
The court told jurors on Day 1 that the indictment was an accusation, not proof, and that Ulbricht had pleaded not guilty. During the Day 9 charge conference, counsel disputed the conspiracy-to-aid-and-abet theory and whether particular continuing-criminal-enterprise violations had to be specified; those issues remained unresolved in that discussion.
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The court instructed jurors that the indictment was only an accusation and that the government had to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.