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The document is a jury instruction from a Mississippi Circuit Court regarding the assessment of liability in a lawsuit related to an accident. It outlines the process for the jury to determine the percentage of fault among the parties involved, including both defendants and the plaintiff, based on their contributions to the accident. The jury is required to answer specific questions about each party's responsibility and assess damages accordingly.

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What is a special jury instruction?

(B) Special jury instructions, meaning instructions from other sources, those specially prepared by the party, or approved instructions that have been substantially modified by the party.

What does charges the jury mean?

The judge reads the instructions to the jury. This is commonly referred to as the judges charge to the jury. In giving the instructions, the judge will state the issues in the case and define any terms or words that may not be familiar to the jurors.

What does instructions to the jury mean?

Jury instructions tell the jury what the laws are that govern a particular case. Each attorney gives the judge a set of proposed jury instructions. The judge considers each instruction and gives the one that properly states the law that applies to the case.

What is an example of jury instructions?

(1) Members of the jury, now it is time for me to instruct you about the law you must follow in deciding this case. (2) I will start by explaining your duties and the general rules that apply in every criminal case. (3) Then I will explain the elements of the crimes that the defendant is accused of committing.

What is the burden of proof in jury instructions?

Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions (2025 edition) The parties must persuade you, by the evidence presented in court, that. what they are required to prove is more likely to be true than not true. This is referred to as the burden of proof.

What do jury instructions proposed mean?

In proposing jury instructions, the parties have an opportunity to persuade the trial court to present their view of the law or theory of the case. In this respect, crafting and proposing instructions requires a deep under- standing of the governing law, as much so as argu- ing a summary judgment or post-trial motion.

What is the difference between a jury charge and a jury instruction?

The judge issues a judges charge to inform the jury how to act in deciding a case. The jury instructions provide something of a flowchart on what verdict jurors should deliver based on what they determine to be true. Put another way, If you believe A (set of facts), you must find X (verdict).

What is the jury instruction 202?

The comparable Judicial Council instruction (number 202) reads: Some evidence proves a fact directly, such as testimony of a witness who saw a jet plane flying across the sky. Some evidence proves a fact indirectly, such as testimony of a witness who saw only the white trail that jet planes often leave.

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