General Matters of the INTRODUCTION TO FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

JurisdictionUnited States
SectionGeneral Matters
1.03
PATTERN CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTIONS
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1.03
INTRODUCTION TO FINAL INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the Jury:
In any jury trial there are, in effect, two judges. I am one
of the judges, you are the other. I am the judge of the law.
You, as jurors, are the judges of the facts. I presided over the
trial and decided what evidence was proper for your
consideration. It is also my duty at the end of the trial to
explain to you the rules of law that you must follow and apply
in arriving at your verdict.
In explaining the rules of law that you must follow, f‌irst,
I will give you some general instructions which apply in every
criminal casefor example, instructions about burden of
proof and insights that may help you to judge the
believability of witnesses. Then I will give you some specif‌ic
rules of law that apply to this particular case and, f‌inally, I
will explain the procedures you should follow in your
deliberations, and the possible verdicts you may return.
These instructions will be given to you for use in the jury
room, so you need not take notes.

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