Event Details
December 17, 2021
Description
The court provides introductory instructions to the jury following the conclusion of evidence and final arguments.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The jury | person | 103 | View Entity |
| the Judge | person | 138 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a page of introductory jury instructions from a court case (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on December 17, 2021. The judge explicitly outlines the jury's duty to accept the law exactly as the court presents it, setting aside personal opinions or conflicting legal arguments from attorneys. The jury is instructed to consider all instructions together and is permitted to take a copy of them into the jury room for deliberation.
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