You are here
General Criminal Jury Instructions
The following jury instructions are “general” jury instructions common to every criminal case. This table only includes a judge’s most recent instruction on a particular “general” topic.
Instructions |
McConnell's Instructions | Smith's Instructions | McElroy's Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witness Credibility |
 McConnell CW.pdf |
Smith WC.pdf |
|
| Reasonable Doubt/Burden of Proof |
McConnell RD.pdf |
Smith RD.pdf |
|
| Proof of All Elements |
McConnell POAE.pdf |
Smith POAE.pdf |
|
| Presumption of Innocence |
McConnell POI.pdf |
Smith POI.pdf |
|
| "On or About" Defined |
Smith OOA.pdf |
||
| Objections |
McConnell O.pdf |
Smith O.pdf |
|
| Jury Recollection/Rehearing Testimony |
Smith JRC.pdf |
||
| Inferences Defined | |||
| Government as a Party |
McConnell G.pdf |
Smith G.pdf |
|
| Expert Witness/Opinion Evidence |
Smith EW.pdf |
||
| Exhibits |
McConnell E.pdf |
Smith E.pdf |
|
| Effect of Indictment |
Smith EOI.pdf |
||
| Direct/Circumstantial Evidence |
McConnell CE.pdf |
Smith CE.pdf |
|
| Conduct of Court/Counsel |
McConnell COCC.pdf |
Smith COCC.pdf |
|
| Bias and Prejudice |
McConnell BAP.pdf |
Smith BAP.pdf |
|
| Assessing Evidence Received |
McConnell AER.pdf |
Smith AEC.pdf |