The #jury asked for instructions on “evidentiary inferences”—reasonable inferences they can draw from what was heard at trial. They asked to hear Merchan’s analogy:
“Suppose you go to bed…when it’s not raining & when you wake up in the morning, you look out your window; you don’t see rain, but see that the street & sidewalk are wet, & people are wearing raincoats & carrying umbrellas. Under those circumstances, it may be reasonable to infer…that it rained during the night.”