Difference between revisions of "Jury instructions"
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| − | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. (It is also referred to as a [[charge]].) [[ | + | '''Jury instructions''' are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable [[law]] governing the case. (It is also referred to as a [[charge]].) [[Category:Legal Terms]] |
| − | Explained differently, '''jury instructions''' are a [[judge]]'s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. [[ | + | Explained differently, '''jury instructions''' are a [[judge]]'s directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply. [[Category:Legal Terms]] |
Latest revision as of 20:52, April 23, 2008
Jury instructions are a judge's explanation to the jury before it begins deliberations of the question it must answer and the applicable law governing the case. (It is also referred to as a charge.)
Explained differently, jury instructions are a judge's directions to the jury before it begins deliberations regarding the factual questions it must answer and the legal rules that it must apply.
