jury instructions. The less experienced you are with the type of case you are prosecuting, the more important this is. The more complex the case, the more important it is." ***** "Nothing focuses the mind of a trial lawyer like a set of jury instructions. The jury instructions are 'the bottom line,' as the MBAs like to say. They determine Get Form Now Download PDF 2019 Caci Jury Instructions Fillable Details Jury instructions are a set of guidelines that informs jurors about what they should do in order to be considered an impartial jury. Jurors are instructed on how the law defines certain words, phrases and concepts, as well as what is required for them to make their decision. The NJI hosts a set of model jury instructions for criminal cases, which were created by the Canadian Judicial Council's (CJC) National Committee on Jury Instructions. These jury instructions provide judges with standard language which they may use when speaking with members of juries about their duties, the nature of the criminal charge before the court, and the legal rules which apply to INSTRUCTION NO. 2 . As I mentioned in the jury selection process, in a jury trial the jury and the judge work as a team, each performing different jobs. Jurors have four tasks: 1) to listen to and review all of the evidence; 2) to decide the facts in this case B that is, what actually happened; 3) to apply the law to the facts; and 4) to reach a Series 400 — Aiding and Abetting, Inchoate, and Accessorial Crimes. Series 500 — Homicide. Series 800 — Assaultive and Battery Crimes. Series 1000 — Sex Offenses. Series 1200 — Kidnapping. Series 1300 — Criminal Threats and Hate Crimes. Series 1400 — Criminal Street Gangs. Series 1500 — Arson. Series 1600 — Robbery and Carjacking. JURY INSTRUCTIONS Civil and Criminal Jury Instructions At the end of a trial, but before the jurors deliberate, the judge reads them "jury instructions." The instructions explain the laws that apply to the case. Usually, lawyers adapt these instructions from sets of standard jury instructions. In California, there are two Model Jury Instructions. The Committee on Model Jury Instructions for the Eighth Circuit proposes the instructions and verdict forms found here for use in civil and criminal cases to aid judges in their communication with jurors and to aid attorneys in the presentation of their cases. The Committee continually endeavors to use clear and simple jury needs to know for the case. We also recommend sending a copy of the instructions as given to the jury room. Counsel are reminded of the dictates of Criminal Rule 30(d) which provides, "[a] party who objects to any portion of the instructions or to a failure to give a requested instruction must Criminal Jury Instructions Resource Center Print The Judicial Council adopted the California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM) instructions on August 26, 2005 to be effective January 1, 2006. On the same date the Judicial Council withdrew its endorsement of CALJIC by repealing Judicial Administration Standard 5. Chair, Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions _____ The Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions welcomes comments. Send comments by e-mail to: civiljuryinstructions@jud.ca.gov Or you may send print comments by regular mail to: Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions—Attn. Eric Long Legal Services Office 455 Golden Gate Avenue Case 2020CF000983 Document 341 Scanned 11-15-2021 Page 33 of 36 CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES It is t