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General Civil Jury Instructions
The following jury instructions are “general” jury instructions common to every civil case. This table only includes a judge’s most recent instruction on a particular “general” topic.
Instruction | Smith's Instructions | McConnell's Instructions |
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Burden of Proof | Smith BOP.pdf | McConnell BOP.pdf |
Burden of Proof - Fair Preponderance | Smith BOPPOE.pdf | McConnell BOPPOE.pdf |
Conduct of the Court - General | Smith COC.pdf | |
Credibility of Witnesses | Smith CW.pdf | McConnell CW.pdf |
Damages - Compensatory - Generally | Smith DCG.pdf | McConnell DCG.pdf |
Damages – Introductory | Smith DI.pdf | McConnell DI.pdf |
Deposition Testimony | Smith DT.pdf | McConnell DT.pdf |
Evidence - Defined | Smith ED.pdf | McConnell ED.pdf |
Evidence - Direct, Indirect, or Circumstantial | Smith EDIC.pdf | McConnell EDIC.pdf |
Evidence – Exhibits | Smith EE.pdf | |
Evidence - What is Evidence | Smith EWIE.pdf | McConnell EWIE.pdf |
Evidence - What Is Not Evidence | Smith EWINE.pdf | McConnell EWINE.pdf |
Jury - Communications Between Court and Jury During Deliberations | Smith JCBCJ.pdf | McConnell JCBCJD.pdf |
Jury - Copy of Instructions | Smith JCOI.pdf | |
Jury - Deliberations - General Considerations | Smith JDGC.pdf | McConnell JDGC.pdf |
Jury - Duty of Jury To Find Facts and Follow Law | Smith JDFFL.pdf | McConnell JDTFFL.pdf |
Jury - Inferences | McConnell JI.pdf | |
Jury - Province of the Court and Jury | McConnell JPOCJ.pdf | |
Jury - Recollection Controls - Rehearing Testimony | Smith JRC.pdf | |
Jury - Return of Verdict | Smith JRV.pdf | |
Jury - Selection of Foreman and Duty to Deliberate | Smith JSFDD.pdf | |
Jury - Unanimous Verdict | Smith JUV.pdf | McConnell JUV.pdf |
Witness - Impeachment - Prior Statements | Smith WIPS.pdf | |
Witnesses - Expert Witnesses | Smith WEW.pdf | McConnell WEW.pdf |
Witnesses - Weight of Testimony | Smith WWOT.pdf |