San Juan County Superior CourtLCR 51. INSTRUCTIONS TO JURY AND DELIBERATION (a) Proposed. Proposed jury instructions shall be submitted prior to commencement of trial but in no event later than 9:00 a.m. the day on which the case is called for trial. (b) Submission. (1) Cited Instructions for Court. The parties shall file the original proposed jury instructions with the Clerk and shall provide one (1) copy to the trial judge and one (1) copy to the opposing party. The proposed instructions shall be numbered and identified as to proposing party and shall contain supporting annotation and the number of the Washington Pattern Instruction (WPI) thereon. (2) Uncited Instructions for Jury. The parties shall further provide the trial judge with one (1) set of such proposed jury instructions to be given to the jury, which set shall not be numbered but shall contain a space to enter a number, no citations of authority, no reference to the WPI number, and no identification as to the proposing party. The parties shall also include a title page entitled "Court's Instructions to the Jury" pursuant to WPI 1.01.01. (c) - (j) (No Local Rules) Click here to view in a PDF. |
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