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MEMBERS OF THE JURY:

Now that you have heard the evidence and the arguments, it becomes my duty to instruct you on the law that applies to this case.

It is your duty as jurors to follow the law as stated in the instructions of the court, and to apply the rules of law so given to the facts as you find them from the evidence in the case.

Counsel may refer to these instructions in their arguments. If, however, any difference appears to you between the law as stated by them and that stated by the court in these instructions, you are of course to be governed by the court's instructions.

You are not to single out any one instruction alone as stating the law, but must consider the instructions as a whole.

Neither are you to be concerned with the wisdom of any rule of law stated by the court. Regardless of any opinion you may have as to what the law ought to be, it would be a violation of your sworn duty to base a verdict upon any other view of the law than that given in these instructions of the court; just as it would be a violation of your sworn duty, as judges of the facts, to base a verdict upon anything but the evidence in the case.

Justice through trial by jury must always depend upon the willingness of each individual juror to seek the truth as to the facts from the same evidence presented to all the jurors; and to arrive at a verdict by applying the same rules of law, as given in the instructions of the court.

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NO BIAS OR PREJUDICE AGAINST ANY PARTY

You have been chosen as jurors in this case to try the issues of fact presented by the allegations of the Complaint. It is your duty to find the facts from all the evidence in the case. To those facts you will apply the law as I give it to you. You must follow the law as I give it to you whether you agree with it or not. You are to perform this duty without bias or prejudice as to any party. You must not be influenced by any personal likes or dislikes, opinions, or sympathy. That means that you must decide the case solely on the evidence before you. You will recall that you took an oath promising to do so at the beginning of the case. The defendant and the Plaintiffs expect that you will carefully and impartially consider all the evidence in the case, follow the law as stated by the court, and reach a just verdict.

In following my instructions, you must follow all of them and not single out some and ignore others; they are all equally important. And you must not read into these instructions or into anything the court may have said or done any suggestion as to what verdict you should return—that is a matter entirely up to you.

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MULTIPLE PARTES

Although there are multiple parties in this case, each plaintiff is entitled to have his or her claims considered on their own merits. Likewise, each defendant is entitled to a fair consideration of its defenses against each plaintiff. You must evaluate the evidence fairly and separately as to each plaintiff and to each defendant. The fact that the plaintiffs are natural persons and the defendants are business entities should not play any part in your deliberations. You must decide this case as if it were between individuals.

Unless otherwise instructed, all instructions apply to both the plaintiffs and the defendants.

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RESOLUTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST OTHER ENTITIES

During the trial, you have heard about [insert names of persons/entities to whom fault may be allocated]. The Plaintiffs have resolved their differences with these [persons/entities].

There are many reasons why entities resolve their disputes and you need not concern yourself with that. Resolving or failing to resolve a claim does not mean that anyone is or is not at fault. You will, however, be asked to decide whether any or all of these [persons/entities] were at fault for the [accident/incident] at issue.

In making this determination, you must not consider the resolution of the claims against [insert name of persons/entities] as a reflection of any strength or weakness of any party's claims or defenses. The resolution may be considered when determining whether the plaintiffs may now have a financial interest in showing that [insert name of persons/entities] should bear all or more of the responsibility for the [accident/incident] at issue.

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PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE

You may have heard that in a criminal case proof must be beyond a reasonable doubt, but this is not a criminal case. In a civil case such as this one, a different level of proof applies: proof by a preponderance of the evidence. This is a lower burden of proof than "beyond a reasonable doubt."

When I tell you that a party has the burden of proof or that a party must prove something by a "preponderance of the evidence," I mean that the party must persuade you, by the evidence, that the fact is more likely to be true than not true. Another way of saying this is proof by the greater weight of evidence, however slight.

The preponderance of the evidence is not determined simply by counting the number of witnesses or the amount of the testimony. Rather, it is determined by evaluating the persuasive character of the evidence. In weighing the evidence, you should consider all of the evidence that applies to a fact, no matter which party presented it. The weight to be given to each piece of evidence is for you to decide.

In answering any question asked on the Special Verdict form, if you find that the party's claim is more likely true than not true, you should answer that question with a "Yes." If, however, the evidence appears to be equally balanced or in favor of the other party's position with respect to any question asked on the Special Verdict form, then you must answer that question with a "No."

If the evidence should fail to establish any essential element of a party's claim by a preponderance of the evidence, the jury should find for the other party as to that claim.

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"EVIDENCE" DEFINED

The evidence in this case consists of the sworn testimony of the witnesses, regardless of who may have called them; all exhibits received in evidence, regardless of who may have presented them; and all facts which may have been admitted or stipulated.

Statements and arguments of counsel are not evidence in this case. When, however, the parties stipulate or agree as to the existence of a fact, the jury must, unless otherwise instructed, accept the stipulation and regard that fact as conclusively proved.

Any evidence as to which an objection was sustained by the court, and any evidence ordered stricken by the court, must be entirely disregarded.

Anything you may have seen or heard outside the courtroom is not evidence, and must be entirely disregarded.

You are to consider only the evidence in this case. However, in your consideration of the evidence, you are not limited to the statements of the witnesses. On the contrary, you are permitted to draw from the facts which you find have been proved such reasonable inferences as seem justified in light of your experience. An inference is a deduction or conclusion which reason and common sense would lead you to draw from facts which are established by the evidence in the case. In the absence of such facts, you may not draw an inference.

You should weigh all of the evidence in the case, affording each piece of evidence the weight or significance that you find it reasonably deserves.

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DIRECT AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

You may consider both direct and circumstantial evidence.

"Direct evidence" is the testimony of one who asserts actual knowledge of a fact, such as an eyewitness.

"Circumstantial evidence" is proof of a chain of facts or circumstances indicating the existence or the nonexistence of a particular fact, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a particular event.

For example, if the fact to be proved is whether Johnny ate the cherry pie, and a witness testifies that she saw Johnny take a bite of the cherry pie, that is direct evidence of the fact. If the witness testifies that she saw Johnny with cherries smeared on his face and an empty pie plate in his hand, that is circumstantial evidence of the fact.

There is no difference between the weight to be given to either direct or circumstantial evidence. Nor is a greater degree of certainty required of circumstantial evidence than of direct evidence. You should weigh all of the evidence in the case, giving each piece of evidence the weight or significance that you find it reasonably deserves.

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LIMITED PURPOSE EVIDENCE

Some evidence is received for a limited purpose only. When I instruct you that an item of evidence has been received for a limited purpose, you must consider it only for that limited purpose.

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DO NOT SPECULATE OR RESORT TO CHANCE

When you deliberate, do not flip a coin, speculate or choose one juror's opinions at random. Evaluate the evidence and come to a decision that is supported by the evidence.

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CHARTS, SUMMARIES, AND EXEMPLARS

Certain charts, summaries, and exemplars have been shown to you in order to help explain the evidence. However, the charts, summaries, and exemplars are not in and of themselves evidence. If the charts, summaries, or exemplars correctly reflect facts or figures shown by the evidence, you may consider them.

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HABIT - ROUTINE PRACTICE

You may consider evidence of the habit of a person or of the routine of a business or organization in determining whether the conduct of a person or organization on a particular occasion was in conformity with the habit or routine practice.

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BELIEVABILITY OF WITNESSES

Testimony in this case has been given under oath. You must evaluate the believability of that testimony. You may believe all or any part of the testimony of a witness. You may also believe one witness against many witnesses or many against one, in accordance with your honest convictions.

In evaluating the testimony of a witness, you may want to consider the following:

(1)	Personal interest: Do you believe the accuracy of the testimony was affected one way or the other by any personal interest the witness has in the case?

(2)	Bias: Do you believe the accuracy of the testimony was affected by any bias or prejudice?

(3)	Demeanor: Is there anything about the witness's appearance, conduct or actions that causes you to give more or less weight to the testimony?

(4)	Consistency: How does the testimony tend to support or not support other believable evidence that is offered in the case?

(5)	Knowledge: Did the witness have a good opportunity to know what the witness is testifying about?

(6)	Memory: Does the witness's memory appear to be reliable?

(7)	Reasonableness: Is the testimony of the witness reasonable in light of human experience?

These considerations are not intended to limit how you evaluate testimony. You are the ultimate judges of how to evaluate believability. You may not consider, however, a witness's religious beliefs in evaluating his or her credibility.

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DEPOSITION TESTIMONY

Certain testimony of witnesses who, for some reason, could not be present to testify from the witness stand has been presented to you by reading the deposition of the witness or by showing a videotaped deposition. A deposition is sworn testimony of a witness that was given previously, outside of court, with a lawyer for each party present and entitled to ask questions. Such testimony is evidence and you should consider deposition testimony the same way that you would consider the testimony of a witness testifying in court.

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EXPERT TESTIMONY

The rules of evidence ordinarily do not permit the opinion of a witness to be received as evidence. An exception to this rule exists in the case of expert witnesses. A person who, by education, study, experience, skill, knowledge, and training in a particular art, science, profession, or occupation, may give his or her opinion as an expert witness regarding such matters if they are relevant to the case. You should consider such expert opinion and should weigh the reasons, if any, given for it. You are not bound, however, by such an opinion. Give it the weight to which you feel it is entitled, or you may reject it in whole or in part if, in your judgment, the reasons given for the opinion are unsound.

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OUT-OF-STATE OR OUT-OF-TOWN EXPERTS

You may not discount the opinions of any of the experts merely because of where they live or practice.

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DIFFERING TESTIMONY OF EXPERT WITNESSES

If you find that a conflict exists in the testimony of the expert witnesses, you must resolve that conflict by weighing the various opinions and reasons for such opinions given by each of the experts, and the facts upon which the opinions are based, as well as the relative credibility and knowledge of the experts who have testified.

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STATEMENT OF OPINION

Under limited circumstances, I allowed one or more witnesses to express an opinion. Consider opinion testimony as you would any other evidence, and give it the weight you think it deserves.

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EFFECT OF WILLFULLY FALSE TESTIMONY

If you believe any witness has intentionally testified falsely about any important matter, you may disregard the entire testimony of that witness, or you may disregard only the intentionally false testimony.

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INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS

You may believe that a witness, on another occasion, made a statement inconsistent with that witness's testimony given here. That does not mean that you are required to disregard the testimony. It is for you to decide whether to believe the witness.

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"FAULT" DEFINED

Your responsibility as jurors is to decide whether the Plaintiffs were harmed and, if so, whether anyone is at fault for that harm. Fault means any wrongful act or failure to act that causes harm to the person seeking recovery. The wrongful acts or failure to act alleged in this case are [state the causes of action involving fault].

Your answers to the questions on the Special Verdict form will determine whether anyone is at fault. We will review the Special Verdict form in a few minutes.

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"CAUSE" DEFINED

I have instructed you before that the concept of fault includes a wrongful act or failure to act

that causes harm.

As used in the law, the word "cause" has a special meaning, and you must use this meaning

whenever you apply the word. "Cause" means that:

1.	The person's act or failure to act produced the harm directly or set in motion events

that produced the harm in a natural and continuous sequence; and

2.	The person's act or failure to act could be foreseen by a reasonable person to produce

a harm of the same general nature.

There may be more than one cause of the same harm.

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PLAINTIFFS' CLAIMS

The plaintiffs assert [insert number of claims] against the defendants, which are summarized as follows:

(1)	[insert first cause of action];

(2)	[insert second cause of action then repeat this step for each remaining cause];

It is the plaintiffs' burden of proof to establish one or more of their claims. I will now explain the elements the plaintiffs must prove for you to find the defendants liable on the respective claims.

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COMPARATIVE FAULT OF NON-PARTIES

[Insert name of defendant] claims that one or more non-parties were at fault and that such non-party or non-parties' fault caused or contributed to the harm. This is called comparative fault.

In this case, [insert name of defendant] alleges that certain non-parties were negligent and that their negligence caused or contributed, in whole or in part, to the [accident/incident] at issue in this case. The non-parties that the defendant claims were at fault based on negligence are [insert names of non-parties].

[Insert name of defendant] has the burden of proving the non-party or non-parties' negligence by a preponderance of the evidence. This means before fault may be allocated to one or more non-party, you must find that [insert name of defendant] has proved all of the elements of a negligence claim against that non-party.

Any fault that is allocated to a non-party reduces the plaintiffs' recovery.

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COMPARATIVE FAULT OF PLAINTIFF

If you find that the defendant was negligent and caused harm to the plaintiff, you must decide if the plaintiff was also negligent and caused harm to [himself/herself]. If the plaintiff was negligent and [his negligence was a cause of his own injuries, his own negligence must be compared to the negligence of Ferber Resorts.

A plaintiff whose negligence is less than 50 percent of the total negligence causing the plaintiff's injuries may still recover compensation, but the amount will be reduced by the percentage of the plaintiff's negligence. If the plaintiff's negligence is equal to or great than the negligence of the defendant, then the plaintiff may recover nothing. For example, if you find the plaintiff's negligence was 30 percent of all negligence causing the injuries, then the plaintiff's recovery will be reduced by 30 percent. on the other hand, if you find the plaintiff's negligence is 50 percent or greater, then the plaintiff will recover nothing.

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NEGLIGENCE OF NON-PARTIES

You must decide whether [insert name of non-parties were negligent.

In this context, negligence means that a person did not use reasonable care in [state briefly the negligent action]. We all have a duty to use reasonable care to avoid injuring others. Reasonable care is simply what a reasonably careful person would do in a similar situation. A person may be negligent in acting or in failing to act.

The amount of care that is reasonable depends upon the situation. Ordinary circumstances do not require extraordinary caution. But some situations require more care because a reasonably careful person would understand that more danger is involved.

To establish negligence, [insert name of defendant] has the burden of proving that:

(1)	One or more of the non-parties, meaning [insert name of non-parties], were negligent; and

(2)	this negligence was a cause of the [accident/incident].

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ALLOCATION OF FAULT

If you decide that more than one person is at fault, you must decide each person's percentage of fault that caused the harm. This allocation must total 100%.

When you answer the questions on damages, do not reduce the award by any non-party or non-parties' percentages you have allocated. I will make that calculation later.

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MITIGATION OF DAMAGES

The plaintiffs had a duty to exercise reasonable diligence and ordinary care to minimize any damages caused by [insert name of defendant]'s fault. Any damages awarded to the plaintiffs should not include those that the plaintiffs could have avoided by taking reasonable steps. It is the defendant's burden to prove that the plaintiffs could have minimized their alleged damages, but failed to do so. If the plaintiffs made reasonable efforts to minimize their alleged damages, then your award should include the amounts that they reasonably incurred to minimize them.

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INTRODUCTION TO TORT DAMAGES

ECONOMIC AND NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES INTRODUCED

I will now instruct you about damages. My instructions are given as a guide for calculating

what damages should be if you find that the plaintiffs are entitled to them. If you decide, however, that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover damages, then you must disregard these instructions.

If you decide that [insert name of defendant]'s fault caused injury to the plaintiffs, you must decide how much money will fairly and adequately compensate the plaintiffs for that injury. There are two kinds of damages: economic and non-economic.

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PROOF OF DAMAGES

To be entitled to damages, the plaintiffs must prove two points:

First, that damages occurred. There must be a reasonable probability, not just speculation, that the plaintiffs suffered damages from [insert name of defendant]'s fault.

Second, the amount of damages. The level of evidence required to prove the amount of damages is not as high as what is required to prove the occurrence of damages. There must still be evidence, not just speculation, that gives a reasonable estimate of the amount of damages, but the law does not require mathematical certainty.

In other words, if the plaintiffs have proved that they have been damaged and have established a reasonable estimate of those damages, [insert name of defendant] may not escape liability because of some uncertainty in the amount of damages.

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ECONOMIC DAMAGES - MEDICAL CARE AND RELATED EXPENSES

Economic damages are the amount of money that will fairly and adequately compensate the plaintiffs for measurable losses of money or property caused by [insert name of defendant]'s fault.

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FACTORS IN DECIDING DAMAGES FOR WRONGFUL DEATH

Damages include an amount that will compensate the plaintiffs for the economic loss suffered due to [insert name of the deceased]'s death.

Calculate this amount based on all circumstances existing at the time of [insert name of deceased]'s death that establish the plaintiffs' loss, including the age, health, and life expectancies of [insert name of deceased] and each of the plaintiffs immediately prior to the death.

You may calculate economic damages for:

(1)	The loss of financial support, past and future, that the plaintiffs likely would have received, or been entitled to receive from [insert name of the deceased] had [he/she] lived. You will be asked to calculate such damages separately for

(a)	Lost financial support from the date of [insert name of deceased]'s death on [insert date of death] to the date of your verdict;

(b)	Lost future financial support from the date of your verdict to the end of [insert name of deceased]'s expected working life. This category may include any other evidence of assistance or benefits that the plaintiffs likely would have received had [insert name of deceased] lived.

(2)	Reasonable and necessary expenses for medical care, funeral and burial expenses and other related expenses incurred as a result of the [accident/incident].

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PRESENT CASH VALUE

If you decide the plaintiffs are entitled to damages for future economic losses, then the amount of those damages must be reduced to present cash value. This is because any damages awarded would be paid now, even though the plaintiff would not suffer the economic losses until some time in the future. Money received today would be invested and earn a return or yield.

To reduce an award for future damages to present cash value, you must determine the amount of money needed today that, when reasonably and safely invested, would provide the plaintiffs with the amount of money needed to compensate the plaintiffs for future economic losses. In making your determination, you should consider the earnings from a reasonably safe investment.

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NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES DEFINED

Non-economic damages are the amount of money that will fairly and adequately compensate the plaintiffs for losses other than economic losses.

Non-economic damages are not capable of being exactly measured, and there is no fixed rule, standard, or formula for them. Non-economic damages must still be determined even though they may be difficult to compute. It is your duty to make this determination with calm and reasonable judgment. The law does not require the testimony of any witness to establish the amount of non-
economic damages.

You may calculate non-economic damages for the loss of such things as love, companionship, society, comfort, pleasure, advice, care, protection and affection which the plaintiffs have sustained and will sustain in the future.

In determining this award, you are not to consider any pain or suffering of [insert name of deceased] prior to [his/her] death.

Alternative Instruction

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NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES DEFINED

Non-economic damages are the amount of money that will fairly and adequately compensate [insert name] for losses other than economic losses.

Non-economic damages are not capable of being exactly measured, and there is no fixed rule, standard, or formula for them. Non-economic damages must still be awarded even though they may be difficult to compute. It is your duty to make this determination with calm and reasonable judgment. The law does not require the testimony of any witness to establish the amount of non-
economic damages.

In awarding non-economic damages, among the things that you may consider are:

1.	The nature and extent of injuries;

2.	The pain and suffering, both mental and physical;

3.	The extent to which [insert name] has been prevented from pursuing his ordinary affairs;

4.	The degree and character of any disfigurement;

5.	The extent to which [insert name] has been limited in the enjoyment of life; and

6.	Whether the consequences of these injuries are likely to continue and for how long.

While you may not award damages based upon speculation, the law requires only that the evidence provide a reasonable basis for assessing the damages but does not require a mathematical certainty.

I will now instruct you on particular items of economic and non-economic damages presented in this case.

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SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INJURY

A person who may be more susceptible to injury than someone else is still entitled to recover the full amount of damages that were caused by the defendant's fault. In other words, the amount of damages should not be reduced merely because the plaintiff may be more susceptible to injury than someone else.

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AGGRAVATION OF SYMPTOMATIC PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS

A person who has a physical condition or disability before the time of the accident at issue in the case is not entitled to recover damages for that condition or disability. The injured person, however, is entitled to recover damages for any aggravation of the pre-existing condition that was

caused by defendant's fault, even if the person's pre-existing condition made him more vulnerable

to physical harm than the average person. This is true even if another person may not have suffered

any harm from the event at all.

When a pre-existing condition makes the damages from injuries greater than they would have

been without the condition, it is your duty to try to determine what portion of the harm to the plaintiff was caused by the pre-existing condition and what portion was caused by the accident at issue in the case you are deciding.

If you are not able to make such an apportionment, then you must conclude that the entire

harm or condition was caused by defendant's fault.

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AGGRAVATION OF DORMANT PRE-EXISTING CONDITION

A person who has a physical condition before the time of sustaining the injuries at issue in a case is not entitled to recover damages for that pre-existing condition or disability.

However, if a person has a pre-existing condition that does not cause pain or disability, but sustaining the injuries at issue in a case causes the person to suffer pain or disability, then he may recover all damages caused by the event.

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COLLATERAL SOURCE PAYMENTS

You shall award damages in an amount that fully compensates the plaintiffs. Do not speculate on or consider any other possible sources of benefit the plaintiffs may have received. After you have returned your verdict, I will make whatever adjustments may be appropriate.

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ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL NOT EVIDENCE OF DAMAGES

You may consider the arguments of the lawyers to assist you in deciding the amounts of damages, but their arguments are not evidence.

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SPECIAL VERDICT FORM

I am going to give you a form called the Special Verdict that contains several questions and instructions. You must answer the questions based upon the instructions and the evidence you have seen and heard during this trial. We will now go over the Special Verdict form. Please bear in mind that each question is important.

POST ARGUMENT INSTRUCTIONS

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JURY DELIBERATIONS

You have now heard all of the evidence and the arguments of counsel. In a moment you will be escorted to the jury room and each of you will be provided with a copy of the instructions that I have given you. Any exhibits admitted into evidence will also be placed in the jury room for your review.

When you go to the jury room, you should first select a foreperson, who will preside over your deliberations and be your spokesperson here in the courtroom. I suggest that you should then review the instructions. Not only will your deliberations be more productive if you understand the legal principles upon which your verdict must be based, but for your verdict to be valid, you must follow the instructions throughout your deliberations. Remember, you are the judges of the facts, but you are bound by your oath to follow the law as stated in the instructions.

Once you have reviewed the instructions, you may also wish to review the Special Verdict form to understand the questions you will need to answer. I would also suggest that before you begin discussing the issues presented to you for resolution, you may find it helpful for each of you to write down your own views about the case. This may help you to clarify your own thinking about the issues.

You should then begin to deliberate. When you have reached unanimous agreement as to your verdict, you will have the foreperson fill it the Special Verdict form, date and sign the form, and then return your verdict to the courtroom.

Your deliberations will be confidential. You will not be required to explain your verdict to anyone.

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COMMENCEMENT OF DELIBERATIONS

The attitude and conduct of jurors at the outset of their deliberations are matters of considerable importance. It is rarely productive or good for a juror, upon entering the jury room, to make an emphatic expression of his or her opinion on the case or to announce a determination to stand for a certain verdict. When one does that at the outset, his or her sense of pride may be aroused, and he or she may hesitate to recede from an announced position if shown that it is wrong. Remember that you are not partisans or advocates in this matter, but are judges.

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JURY DELIBERATIONS

The verdict must represent the considered judgment of each juror. In order to return a verdict, it is necessary that each juror agree to the verdict. Your verdict must be unanimous. This means each of you must agree on the answer to each question on the Special Verdict form.

It is your duty, as jurors, to consult with one another, and to deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement, if you can do so without violence to individual judgment. Each of you must decide the case for yourself, but do so only after an impartial consideration of the evidence in the case with your fellow jurors. In the course of your deliberations, do not hesitate to re-examine your own views, and change your opinion, if convinced it is erroneous. But do not surrender your honest conviction as to the weight or effect of evidence, solely because of the opinion of your fellow jurors, for the mere purpose of returning a verdict.

Remember at all times, you are not partisans. You are judges —judges of the facts. Your sole interest is to seek the truth from the evidence in the case.

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COMMUNICATIONS WITH COURT DURING DELIBERATIONS

If it becomes necessary during your deliberations to communicate with the court, you may send a note through a court security officer, signed by your foreperson or by one or more jurors. No member of the jury should attempt to communicate with the court by any means other than a signed writing; and the court will never communicate with any member of the jury on any subject touching the merits of the case, otherwise than in writing or orally here in open court.

You will note from the oath the court security officer will take that he, as well as any other person, is also forbidden to communicate in any way with any juror about any subject touching the merits of the case.

Bear in mind also that you are not to reveal to any person—not even to the court—how the jury stands numerically or otherwise until you have reached a unanimous verdict.

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SCHEDULE FOR DELIBERATIONS

During your deliberations, you are able as a group to set your own schedule for deliberations. I would suggest that you not feel pressured to continue your deliberations if you feel so exhausted or stressed that you may risk compromising your conviction simply to finish your deliberations. A good nights rest and time for reflection may be helpful to resolve doubts you may have. You may, however, deliberate as late as you wish or recess at an appropriate time set by yourselves. You may set your own schedule for lunch and dinner breaks.

I do ask, however, that you notify the court by a note when you plan to recess for the evening.