The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Gonzalez, 110 F.3d 936 (2nd Cir. 1997):
There is no question that "[t]he Constitution gives a criminal defendant the right to have a jury determine, beyond a reasonable doubt, his guilt of every element of the crime with which he is charged." United States v.
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