Jury instructions

📄 Jury instructions — Friday, January 10, 1997

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Examiner: Examiner
Date: Friday, January 10, 1997 • Utterances: 3

Judge Fujisaki adjourns the session at 4:31 PM until Monday, January 13, 1997 at 8:30 AM. He delivers standard end-of-day jury admonitions, reminding jurors not to discuss the case, consume news media, or allow outside influences to affect their impartiality.

# 1 A:

That's absolutely correct.

# 2 Q:

This a good place, Your Honor.

# 3 THE COURT:

Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, you're adjourned until 8:30 on Monday. Don't talk to anyone, form or express any opinions. Don't watch any news programs, radio, TV, or otherwise. Don't permit anyone to make any statements to you about this case. Above all, try to avoidfree yourself from any influences that might affect your ability to be fair and independent jurors on this case. All right. You've been very good to this time, and I hope you will continue to do that. Have a nice weekend. We'll see you Monday. JUROR: Thanks, Your Honor. (At 4:31 P.M., an adjournment was taken until Monday, January 13, 1997, at 8:30 A.M.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (2)

Judge Fujisaki

Don't talk to anyone, form or express any opinions. Don't watch any news programs, radio, TV, or otherwise. Don't permit anyone to make any statements to you about this case.

Standard jury admonition protecting against outside influence during the weekend recess.

Judge Fujisaki

You've been very good to this time, and I hope you will continue to do that. Have a nice weekend.

Brief moment of warmth from the typically formal judge acknowledging juror compliance.

Light Moments (1)

JUROR

A juror thanks the judge as court adjourns, and the judge wishes the jury a nice weekend.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 8776 • 3 utterances

Civil Trial

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