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CHARGE 1.12DD — Page 1 of 2 1.12 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR STANDARD CHARGE (Approved 11/98) PRIVATE DD. Receiving Verdicttc \l 2 "DD.Receiving Verdict" [ R. 1:8-9; R. 1:8-10] PRIVATE 1. Roll Calltc \l 3 "1. Roll Call" Court: "We will now take a roll call of …
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CHARGE 1.12EE — Page 1 of 1 1.12 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR STANDARD CHARGE (Approved 11/98) PRIVATE EE. Thanking and Discharging Jurytc \l 2 "EE.Thanking and Discharging Jury" Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the function that you have performed is one of …
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CHARGE 1.13 ( Page 1 of 2 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY (Approved 4/95) You have heard testimony from a witness(es) who was (were) called as experts. Generally, witnesses can testify only about the facts and are not permitted to give opinions. However, an …
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CHARGE 1.13A ( Page 1 of 1 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY (Approved 4/95) A. Optional Charge Concerning Hypothetical Questions An expert witness was asked to assume that certain facts were true and to give an opinion based on that assumption. This is called a …
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CHARGE 1.13B ( Page 1 of 1 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY (Approved 4/95) B. Optional Charge in Case of Conflicting Expert Testimony It is for you the jury to resolve any conflicts in the testimony of the experts, using the same guidelines in determining …
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CHARGE 1.13C ( Page 1 of 1 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY (Approved 4/95) C. Optional Charge Concerning Fee Paid to Expert The amount of the expert witness' fee is a matter that you may consider as possibly affecting the believability of an expert. However, there …
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CHARGE 1.13D ( Page 1 of 1 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY (Approved 4/95) D. Optional Charge Concerning Statements from Publications You will recall that statements were read in connection with the direct or cross-examination of [insert name of expert witness] . …
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CHARGE 1.13E – Page 2 of 2 1.13 EXPERT TESTIMONY[footnoteRef:1] (Approved 12/2009; Revised 10/2015) [1: In the following instances, the Committee has approved specific charges on expert testimony and these charges should be given instead of the general …
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CHARGE 1.14 — Page 1 of 2 1.14 INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PARTIES, COUNSEL AND SPECTATORS WHO HAVE BEEN CLOSELY FOLLOWING TRIAL, AFTER JURY HAS RETIRED TO DELIBERATE (REGARDING OUTBURSTS)1 (Approved 6/95) [ Where necessary or appropriate, the following …
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CHARGE 1.15 ( Page 1 of 2 1.15 NOTE-TAKING BY JURORS (Approved 11/98) A. Preliminary Instruction Before Trial (We have provided each of you with a pad and pencil.) During the course of this trial you will be permitted to take notes if you feel this would …
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CHARGE 1.16 ( Page 2 of 2 1.16 ALTERNATE JUROR EMPANELED AFTER DELIBERATIONS HAVE BEGUN; R . 1:8-2(d) (Approved 3/93) As you know, Juror #___ has been excused from the jury. An alternate juror has been appointed to take his/her place. As of this moment, …
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CHARGE 1.18 Page 1 of 4 1.18 WITNESS — FAILURE OF A PARTY TO PRODUCE ; ADVERSE INFERENCE (Approved 05/1970; Revised 10/2016) NOTE TO JUDGE Before charging the jury as to adverse inference, the party seeking the charge must, before the parties rest, notify …
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Charge 1.19 — Page 1 of 6 1.19 BURDEN OF PROOF — CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE (Approved 4/1988; Revised 8/2011) With regard to (state here the factual issue(s) to be proved) it is the obligation of (state here the party or parties upon whom the burden of …
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Charge 1.20 Charge 1.20 — Page 1 of 4 1.20 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO FURTHER DELIBERATIONS BY JURY (Approved 4/96) You have informed me that you have been unable as a jury to reach a verdict in this case. I do not wish to know, and I direct each of …
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CHARGE 2.21 — Page 1 of 13 2.21 THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (“NJLAD”) ( N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq .) Introductory Note TO THE COURT (Approved 5/03) The model employment discrimination charges that follow comprise a suggested framework for the …
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Charge 1.22 Charge 1.22 — Page 4 of 4 1.22 EXPEDITED JURY TRIALS (Approved 01/2001) (PRELIMINARY and POST TRIAL INSTRUCTIONS) NOTE TO JUDGE An “expedited jury trial” is a form of “summary jury trial” conducted pursuant to a consent order, which results in …
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Charge 1.23 Charge 1.23 — Page 2 of 2 1.23 PRELIMINARY INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING JUROR’S QUESTIONS (Approved 9/02) In this trial, after the lawyers have asked their own questions of each witness, I will give you an opportunity to write out any additional …
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Charge 1.24 Charge 1.24 - Page 1 of 1 1.24 FINAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING JURORS’ QUESTIONS (Approved 9/02) In this trial, I allowed you to submit certain questions that you wanted the witnesses to answer. Some were in fact asked and answered, and others …
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Charge 1.24 Charge 1.25 - Page 1 of 1 1.25 OPTIONAL CHARGE CONCERNING VIDEO RECORDED TESTIMONY (04/2016) Members of the Jury, under certain circumstances, a party to a lawsuit has the right to present testimony through the use of a video recorded …
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CHARGE 2.11 — Page 4 of 4 2.11 WRONGFUL DISCHARGE IN VIOLATION OF A CLEAR MANDATE OF PUBLIC POLICY (Approved 3/91; Revised 7/10) Plaintiff has alleged that he/she was wrongfully discharged from his/her position in violation of public policy. I charge you …