THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL
JURY INSTRUCTION COMPENDIUM
Instructions And Issues Omitted By The Pattern Instructions
CHAPTER 16 TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Chapter 16: Trial Procedure
16.1 Opening Statements
16.2 Conduct And Duty Of The Jury During Trial
16.2.1 No Premature Formation Of
Opinion
16.2.2 Duty Of Jurors To Be Unbiased
16.2.3 Duty Not To Converse With
Other Persons
16.2.4 Conduct Of Jury: Miscellaneous
Instructions
16.3 Duty Of Jury As To The Evidence
16.4 Juror Exposure To And Consideration Of Extrinsic Evidence And Materials
16.5 Duty To Report Exposure To Or Knowledge Of Extraneous Matters
16.6 Jurors Not To Conduct Independent Investigation
16.7 Court's Duty To Inquire Into Juror Misconduct
16.8 Juror Notetaking
16.8.1 Juror Notetaking: Procedural
Issues
16.8.2 Instructions Regarding The
Notetaking Process
16.8.3 How Juror Notes Should Be Used
16.8.4 Composite Notetaking
Instructions
16.9 Questions To Witnesses By Jurors
16.9.1 Juror Questions To Witnesses:
Procedural Issues
16.9.2 Juror Questions To Witnesses:
Specific Instructions
16.9.3 Composite Instructions On
Juror Questions
16.10 Instructions On Instructions
16.11 Media In The Courtroom
16.12 Disruptive Spectators In The Courtroom
16.13 Conduct Of Attorneys
16.14 Conduct Of Judge
16.14.1 Bench Conference
16.14.2 Questions Of Witness By Judge
16.14.3 Conduct Of Judge:
Miscellaneous Issues And Instructions
16.15 Conduct Of Court Personnel
16.16 Interpreters
16.17 Partial Dismissal Of Charges During Trial
16.18 Disposition Of Charges Against Codefendant
16.19 Unjoined Perpetrators/Unjoined Accomplices
16.20 Retrial