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CRIMINAL JURY INSTRUCTION COMPENDIUM
Instructions And Issues Omitted By The Pattern Instructions
VOLUME 18: RESOURCES (Chapters 305-309)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 305: Research Notes
305.1 A
305.1.1 Abortion
305.1.2 Accessory After The Fact
305.1.3 Accident
305.1.4 Accomplice Liability: Aiding And Abetting/Accessory Before The Fact
305.1.5 Accomplices
305.1.6 Acquittal First
305.1.7 Actual/Constructive Possession
305.1.8 Adoptive Admissions
305.1.9 Aiding And Abetting
305.1.10 Alibi
305.1.11 Alternative Offenses/Verdicts
305.1.12 Appeal
305.1.13 Appeal Of Jury Instruction Issues
305.1.14 Arson
305.1.15 Assault
305.1.16 Assisted Suicide -- Mercy Killing
305.1.17 Attempted Murder
305.1.18 Attempts
305.1.19 Apprendi v. New Jersey
305.1.20 Actual Innocence
305.2 B
305.2.1 Bad Checks
305.2.2 Battered Woman/Child Syndrome
305.2.3 Battery
305.2.4 Bribery
305.2.5 Burden Of Proof/Presumptions
305.2.6 Burglary
305.3 C
305.3.1 Causation
305.3.2 Cautionary/Limiting Instructions
305.3.3 Child Abuse/Neglect/Endangerment
305.3.4 Child Testimony
305.3.5 Circumstantial Evidence
305.3.6 Claim Of Right
305.3.7 Collateral Estoppel
305.3.8 Conduct And Duty Of The Jury: Deliberations
305.3.9 Confessions/Admissions
305.3.10 Consent
305.3.11 Conspiracy
305.3.12 Contempt/Failure To Appear/Obstruction Of Justice
305.3.13 Continuing Criminal Enterprise (CCE)
305.3.14 Crimes Against Police Officer, Etc.
305.3.15 Criminal Street Gangs
305.4 D
305.4.1 Deadlock, Deliberation Coercion
305.4.2 Death Penalty
305.4.3 Defendant's Character
305.4.4 Defendant's Testimony
305.4.5 Defenses In General
305.4.6 Destructive Device, Explosive, Etc.
305.4.7 Digests Of Proposed Instructions
305.4.8 Double Jeopardy
305.4.9 Drug Offenses
305.4.10 Drunk Driving
305.4.11 Duress
305.5 E
305.5.1 Embezzlement
305.5.2 Empirical Research
305.5.3 Enhancements
305.5.4 Entrapment
305.5.5 Epilepsy
305.5.6 Equitable Estoppel
305.5.7 Escape
305.5.8 Expert Testimony/Scientific Evidence
305.5.9 Extortion
305.6 F
305.6.1 False Imprisonment/Kidnapping
305.6.2 Failure To Produce Evidence/Missing Witness
305.6.3 Felony Murder
305.6.4 Felony Murder -- First Degree (Statutory Offenses)
305.6.5 Felony Murder -- Second Degree (Nonstatutory Predicate Offenses)
305.6.6 Flight
305.6.7 Forfeiture
305.6.8 Former Jeopardy
305.7 G
305.7.1 Grand Jury
305.7.2 Great Bodily Injury
305.8 H
305.8.1 Hate Crimes
305.8.2 High Technology Crime
305.8.3 Hit And Run
305.8.4 Homicide
305.9 I
305.9.1 Identification
305.9.2 Inconsistent Verdicts
305.9.3 Inference From Possession Of Property
305.9.4 Informants
305.9.5 In Prison Crimes
305.9.6 Insanity
305.9.7 Interference With Civil Rights
305.9.8 Instruction Procedure
305.9.9 Intent
305.9.10 Interpreters
305.9.11 Intoxication And Criminal Liability
305.10 J
305.10.1 Juror Anonymity
305.10.2 Juror Exposure To Extrinsic Matters
305.10.3 Juror Notetaking
305.10.4 Jury Unanimity
305.10.5 Jury View Of The Scene
305.11 K
305.11.1 Kidnapping
305.12 L
305.12.1 Language/Drafting Of Instructions
305.12.2 Lesser Included Offenses
305.12.3 Lesser Related Offenses/Nonincluded Lesser Offenses
305.12.4 Lying In Wait
305.13 M
305.13.1 Manslaughter
305.13.2 Mayhem
305.13.3 Mental Competence
305.13.4 Mental Impairment To Negate Mens Rea
305.13.5 Miscellaneous
305.13.6 Miscellaneous Evidentiary Instructions
305.13.7 Mistake Of Fact
305.13.8 Model Instructions
305.13.9 Motive
305.13.10 Multiple Counts: Propriety Of Instruction On Multiple Counts Based On Single Act Or Course Of Conduct
305.13.11 Multiple Counts: Special Instructions [Reserved]
305.13.12 Multiple Defendants
305.13.13 Multiple Verdicts
305.13.14 Murder
305.13.15 Murder By Torture
305.14 N
305.14.1 Natural And Probable Consequences
305.14.2 Necessity
305.14.3 Nullification
305.15 O
305.15.1 Obscenity/Pornography
305.15.2 Outrageous Prosecution Misconduct
305.16 P
305.16.1 Parental Discipline
305.16.2 Pattern/Model Instructions
305.16.3 Penalty, Consideration By Jury
305.16.4 Perjury
305.16.5 Physical Restraints, Courtroom Security, Disruption, Etc.
305.16.6 Pinpoint/Defense Theory Instructions
305.16.7 Possession Of Stolen Property
305.16.8 Preliminary And Introductory Instructions
305.16.9 Premeditation/Deliberation
305.16.10 Prior Inconsistent Statements
305.16.11 Production Of All Available Evidence, Destruction Of Evidence, Missing Evidence
305.16.12 Provocation/Heat Of Passion
305.16.13 Public Trial
305.17 Q [Reserved]
305.18 R
305.18.1 Reckless Driving
305.18.2 Refusal Of Witness To Testify
305.18.3 Resisting Arrest
305.18.4 Respective Duties Of Judge And Jury
305.18.5 Robbery
305.19 S
305.19.1 Self-Defense
305.19.2 Sex Crimes
305.19.3 Sex Crimes, Special Sex Offender Punishment Laws
305.19.4 Sexual Battery
305.19.5 Solicitation
305.19.6 Special Verdicts
305.19.7 Spousal/Cohabitant Abuse
305.19.8 Stalking
305.19.9 Sua Sponte Instructions
305.19.10 Supplemental Instruction/Deliberation Procedure
305.19.11 Sympathy
305.20 T
305.20.1 Tampering With Vehicle
305.20.2 Tax Evasion
305.20.3 Theft/Larceny
305.20.4 Time Or Date Of Offense
305.20.5 Timing Of Instructions/When To Instruct
305.20.6 Transferred Intent
305.21 U
305.21.1 Unavailable Witness
305.21.2 Uncharged Acts
305.21.3 Unconsciousness
305.21.4 Unemployment Benefit Fraud
305.22 V
305.22.1 Vehicular Crimes, Nonhomicide
305.22.2 Vehicular Homicide
305.22.3 Verdict
305.22.4 Victim Impact
305.23 W
305.23.1 Weapons Offenses
305.23.2 Welfare Fraud/MediCal Fraud
305.23.3 Witness Credibility (see also Child Testimony)
305.23.4 Witness Intimidation
305.23.5 Witness Prior Conviction
305.23.6 Witness Tampering
305.24 X, Y, Z [Reserved]
Chapter 306: Brief Bank, Motion Bank, Opinion Bank, Article Bank
[Too numerous to list]
Chapter 307: Helpful
Cases
California
Cases 2007
Helpful
Cases: State and Federal 2007
California
Cases 2006
Helpful
Cases: State and Federal 2006
Chapter 308 [Reserved]
Chapter 309: Constitutional MACROS
Macro 1 Rights Personal to Defendant
Macro 1.1 Privilege Against Self Incrimination: Reliance On Silence
Macro 1.2 Privilege Against Self Incrimination: Reliance On Inculpatory Evidence Obtained In Violation Of Privilege
Macro 1.3 Defendant’s Right To Be Personally Present At Trial
Macro 1.4 Right To Testify
Macro 1.5 Double Jeopardy
Macro 2 Burden Of Proof
Macro 2.1 Burden Of Proof: Failure To Adequately Define
Macro 2.2 Instructions Which Shift Burden
Macro 2.3 Burden Of Proof: Elements And Essential Facts
Macro 2.4 Prosecution’s Burden Of Proof: Irrational Permissive Inference
Macro 2.5 Lightening, Lessening Or Diminishing The Prosecution's Burden Of Proof
Macro 2.6 Lack Of Evidence May Result In Reasonable Doubt
Macro 3 Elements
Macro 3.1 Burden Of Proof: Every Element Of The Offense
Macro 3.2 Directed Verdict On Element
Macro 3.3 Conflicting Instructions On Elements
Macro 3.4 Directed Verdict On Essential Factual Issue
Macro 3.5 Failure To Accurately Define An Element
Macro 3.6 Elements Of Crime Based On Failure To Perform A Legal Duty
Macro 3.7 Concurrence Of Act And Intent Or Mental State
Macro 3.8 Applicability Of Federal Constitutional Rights To Sentencing Decisions
Macro 4 Defenses
Macro 4.1 Defense Theory Which Negates Element: Right To Instruction
Macro 4.2 Affirmative Defense
Macro 4.3 Defendant Has No Burden To Prove Defense Theory Which Negates Element Of Charge Element Of Charge
Macro 4.4 Jury Must Consider Affirmative Defense Evidence As To Whether Prosecution Has Proven All Elements Of The Offense
Macro 4.5 Right To Present Evidence
Macro 4.6 Eyewitness Issues And Instructions
Macro 5 Evidence, Witnesses, Etc.
Macro 5.1 Highly Prejudicial Or Inflammatory Evidence
Macro 5.2 Guilt By Association
Macro 5.3 Impairing Jury’s Assessment Of Witness Credibility As Violation Of Right To Trial By Jury 5.3 Right To Trial By Jury
Macro 5.4 Instructions That Express An Opinion About the Guilt Of The Defendant
Macro 5.5 Argumentative Instructions
Macro 5.6 Extraneous Evidence
Macro 5.7 Improper Emphasis Of Specific Evidence
Macro 5.8 Factual Finding Necessary For Consideration Of Evidence
Macro 5.9 Uncharged Acts: Propensity
Macro 6 Due Process: Fairness, Notice, Etc.
Macro 6.1 Due Process And Notice -- Generally
Macro 6.2 Due Process: Notice -- Ambiguous Or Misleading Charging Document
Macro 6.3 Arbitrary Denial Of State Created Right
Macro 6.4 Cumulative Effect Of State Errors As Violation Of Federal Due Process
Macro 6.5 Instructions Must Be Balanced Between Defense And Prosecution
Macro 6.6 Balance Between Codefendants
Macro 6.7 Reliability Of Conviction And Sentence Guaranteed By Due Process
Macro 6.8 Prosecution Destruction Or Suppression Of Evidence
Macro 7 Juror Duties And Conduct
Macro 7.1 Right To Jury Consideration Of The Evidence
Macro 7.2 Jury's Duty To Full And Fairly Apply The Law
Macro 7.3 Consideration Of Matters Not Admitted Into Evidence Add from 16.5.1
Macro 7.4 Juror Consideration Of Evidence For An Improper Purpose
Macro 7.5 Fair And Unbiased Jury
Macro 7.6 Premature Deliberations Or Formulation Of Opinion
Macro 7.7 Ex Parte Juror Contact
Macro 7.8 Right To Individual Juror Determination 7.8 BELOW.
Macro 7.9 Fair, Unfettered Jury
Macro 7.10 Jury Must Follow And Be Guided By The Instructions Given By The Court
Macro 7.11 Physical And Mental Ability To Fulfill Duty As Juror
Macro 7.12 Right To Individual Jury Determination
Macro 7.13 Duty To Deliberate (Fully And Fairly)
Macro 7.14 Nullification
Macro 8 Lesser Offenses
Macro 8.1 Lesser Included Offense: Requested As Defense Theory
Macro 8.2 Lesser Included: Failure To Instruct Sua Sponte
Macro 8.3 Lesser Included — Capital Case
Macro 8.4 Right To Jury Consideration Of Lesser Included Offense
Macro 9 Trial Procedures
Macro 9.1 Public Trial
Macro 9.2 Courtroom Security
Macro 9.3 Fair Opportunity To Defend
Macro 10 Judge: Duties, Etc.
Macro 10.1 Fair And Unbiased Judge
Macro 10.2 Deadlock
Macro 10.3 Improper Comment On Evidence
Macro 10.4 Competency Of Judge: Impairment Of Judge's Faculties
Macro 11 Attorneys: Duties, Etc.
Macro 11.1 Prosecution Misconduct As Violation Of Specific Rights
Macro 11.2 Improper Prosecutorial Argument To Jury As Violation Of Due Process
Macro 11.3 Right To Effective Representation Or Counsel
Macro 11.4 Right To Argument
Macro 12 Deliberation And Verdict
Macro 12.1 Juror Coercion By Judge
Macro 12.2 Unanimity
Macro 12.3 Multiplicity
Macro 13 Death Penalty
Macro 13.1 Death Qualification Based On Killing By An Accomplice During Another Felony Must Be Narrow
Macro 13.2 Death Eligibility Factor Must Not Be Overly Broad or Vague
Macro 13.3 Full And Accurate Instruction On Elements Of Death Qualification And Prosecution's Burden
Macro 13.4 Heightened Reliability Of Guilt Determination
Macro 13.5 Fair And Reliable Sentencing Determination
Macro 13.6 Individualized Sentencing
Macro 13.7 Jury Must Accept Personal Responsibility For The Sentencing Decision
Macro 13.8 Premature Deliberation As To Penalty
Macro 13.9 The 8th Amendment Requires That The Jury Understand The Death Penalty Instructions
Macro 13.10 Jury Consideration Of Extrinsic Evidence Or Properly Admitted Evidence For An Improper Purpose
Macro 13.11 Jury Must Consider Mitigating Evidence
Macro 13.12 A Mandatory Death Sentence Is Unconstitutional: The Jury Must Fairly Exercise Discretion
Macro 13.13 Improper Aggravation |
