Jury instruction: recess admonition

📄 Jury instruction: recess admonition — Tuesday, March 28, 1995

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TRIAL

▲ Day 46 of 167

Date: Tuesday, March 28, 1995 • Utterances: 1

Judge Ito delivered the standard daily admonition to the jury before a 15-minute recess. The instruction reminded jurors not to discuss the case, form opinions, allow outside communication, or begin deliberating until the case is formally submitted to them.

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THE COURT: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE REMEMBER MY ADMONITION. DON'T DISCUSS THE CASE AMONG YOURSELVES, DON'T FORM ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE CASE, DO NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOU AND DO NOT CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATIONS UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO YOU. WE WILL TAKE A 15-MINUTE RECESS AND THEN WE WILL RESUME. OKAY. FIFTEEN. (RECESS.)

Temperature

routine

Key Quotes (1)

Judge Ito

Don't discuss the case among yourselves, don't form any opinions about the case, do not allow anybody to communicate with you and do not conduct any deliberations until the matter has been submitted to you.

Standard judicial admonition protecting the integrity of jury deliberations throughout the trial.

Objections

None recorded

Proceeding 5468 • 1 utterances

Criminal Trial

Department 103