Is the jury instructed by the judge? That was my impression.
Or, does the jury retire with only the written instructions...or both?
From what I saw, I figured the attys were writing them to be approved by the judge?
Are jury instructions read? Before closings?
Mike,
The instructions are settled away from the jury, then both sides argue (prosecution gets to go first and last if they split their time), then the judge instructs (reading verbatim) after which the jury retires to deliberate with the instructions in hand. Anyway that how it works around here.
