Jury instructions sit at the intersection of everything that matters in appellate practice: they are reviewed for legal accuracy under the most favorable standard available to appellants (de novo — no deference), they often determine how the jury evaluates the…
The jury instructions are the law of the case. They tell the jury what must be proven, what legal standards apply, and what findings justify a verdict. When those instructions are wrong — when they omit required elements, define terms…
Few post-trial revelations are more unsettling than learning that the jury was compromised. Whether a juror conducted independent online research about the case, communicated with an outside party during trial, failed to disclose a disqualifying relationship during voir dire, or…
Of all the things that can go wrong at trial, few have more appellate consequence than an erroneous jury instruction. The instructions define the legal standards the jury applies. They determine which claims are available, what elements must be proven,…
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