NATIONAL CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTION COMPENDIUM
Instructions And Issues Omitted By The Pattern Instructions

VOLUME 2: PRE-TRIAL ISSUES AND INSTRUCTIONS (Chapters 10-15)

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 10: Jury Selection, Voir Dire And Empanelment

10.1 Jury Selection: Procedural Issues
    10.1.1 Jury Selection: Juror Anonymity
    10.1.2 Jury Selection: Right Of Defendant To Be Present At All Phases Of Jury Selection Including Bench Or Sidebar Discussions
    10.1.3 Duty Of Court To Question Prospective Jurors Regarding Racial Bias
    10.1.4 Voir Dire Of Jurors As To Opinion Of Insanity Defense
    10.1.5 False Answers Or Concealment On Voir Dire As Structural Error
    10.1.6 Jury Selection: Challenge For Cause Based On Juror's Views On Capital Punishment
    10.1.7 Jury Selection: Written Questionnaires
    10.1.8 Jury Selection: Right To Public Trial
    10.1.9 Voir Dire: Improper To Limit Voir Dire Disclosure To Matters Which The Prospective Jurors Believe Would Preclude Impartiality
    10.1.10 Jury Selection: Constitutionality Of Court's Efforts To Secure Racially And Religiously Representative Jury
    10.1.11 Jury Selection: Defense Request For Closed Voir Dire

10.2 Jury Selection: Instructional Issues
    10.2.1 Reference To Fundamental Principles And Duties Of Court And Jury
    10.2.2 Right To Explain Instructions During Voir Dire To Determine If Prospective Jurors Can Follow It
    10.2.3 Pre-Trial Instruction During Voir Dire: Impact On Jury Instruction Errors At Trial
    10.2.4 Jurors Should Not Be Offended By Probing Questions During Voir Dire
    10.2.5 Clarification Of How To Answer Questions Put To Panel As A Whole
    10.2.6 Admonition Not To Converse During Voir Dire
    10.2.7 Cautionary Instruction Regarding Prospective Juror's Prejudicial Statements On Voir Dire
    10.2.8 Reference To Defendant's Testimonial Rights During Voir Dire As Prejudicial Error
    10.2.9 Voir Dire/Jury Not To Consider Penalty: Whether Jury Should Be Informed That Noncapital Murder Case Does Not Involve The Death Penalty
    10.2.10 Voir Dire: Prospective Jurors Must Be Truthful Regarding Racial Bias
    10.2.11 Voir Dire: Recitation Of The Pledge Of Allegiance

    10.3 Swearing Or Impaneling the Jury
    10.3.1 Pre-Oath Instruction Emphasizing The Solemnity Of The Oath
    10.3.2 Swearing Of Jury: Oath Cannot Be Waived
    10.3.3 Swearing of Jury: Oath Should Be Given By Judge

Chapter 11: Grand Jury

11.1 Miscellaneous Issues
    11.1.1 Grand Jury Procedure: Discrimination Against Cognizable Classes Impermissible
    11.1.2 Grand Jury Procedure: Duty Of Prosecutor To Present Exculpatory Evidence
    11.1.3 Perjury Before Grand Jury
    11.1.4 Refusal To Testify Before Grand Jury As Contempt/Obstruction Of Justice
    11.1.5 Willful Refusal To Give Testimony To Grand Jury Requires Corrupt Motive
    11.1.6 Grand Jury: Variance Between Indictment And Evidence At Trial
    11.1.7 Grand Jury: No Bifurcation Of Prior Conviction Allegation
    11.1.8 Grand Jury: Third Party Access To Transcripts

    11.2 Grand Jury Instructions
    11.2.1 Right To Discovery Of Instructions Given Grand Jury
    11.2.2 Instruction That The Defendant Does Not Have The Burden Of Proof As To Defense Theory That Negates An Element Of The Charge
    11.2.3 Right To Instruct Grand Jury On Defense Theories
    11.2.4 Grand Jury: Instruction On Role Of Foreperson
    11.2.5 Prosecution By Grand Jury Indictment: Cautionary Instructions To Trial Jury
    11.2.6 Grand Juries: Instruction – Nullification

Chapter 12: Preliminary Instructions

12.1 General Issues
    12.1.1 Should Jurors Be Instructed Prior To The Commencement Of The Trial?
    12.1.2 Specific Subjects Appropriate For Preliminary Instructions
    12.1.3 Preliminary Instructions Not A Substitute For Final Instruction

12.2 Preliminary Instructions: Role Of Charging Document
    12.2.1 Preliminary Instructions: Charges And Burden Of Proof
    12.2.2 Charging Document Is Not Evidence
    12.2.3 Charging Document: No Reference To Grand Jury
    12.2.4 Charging Document: Explanation Of The Term "Information"
    12.2.5 Cautionary/Explanatory Instruction Re: Indictment Procedure

12.3 Preliminary Instructions: Miscellaneous Instructions
    12.3.1 Preliminary Instructions: Introductory Paragraph
    12.3.2 Preliminary Instructions: Defendant Need Not Present Evidence
    12.3.3 Preliminary Instructions: Order Of Trial
    12.3.4 Preliminary Instructions: Conclusion And Key Principles
    12.3.5 Preliminary Instructions: Juror Notetaking
    12.3.6 Preliminary Instructions: The Defendant's Right Not To Testify
    12.3.7 Preliminary Instruction: Possibility Of Lesser Offenses
    12.3.8 Preliminary Instructions: Explanation of Delay
    12.3.9 Preliminary Instructions: Questioning Of Witnesses By Jurors
    12.3.10 Preliminary Instructions: Admonition That Final Instructions Control
    12.3.11 Preliminary Instructions In Capital Case: Jury Must Not Consider Penalty During Guilt Phase
    12.3.12 Preliminary Instructions: Reference To The Possibility Of Sequestration

12.4 Composite Preliminary Instructions
    12.4.1 Sample Composite Preliminary Instructions

Chapter 13: [Reserved]

Chapter 14: [Reserved]

Chapter 15: [Reserved]