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Friday, December 22, 2017

Civil Model Jury Charge 1.10D Number of Jurors to be Selected

Civil Model Jury Charge 1.10D Number of Jurors to be Selected

1.10 INSTRUCTIONS TO JURORS BEFORE VOIR DIRE
(Approved 11/98)
[The following suggested jury instructions are offered as assistance to judges in organizing their communications with juries. The Committee recommends that the judge tailor these instructions to the particular case being tried. In the circumstances presented, some of these suggested instructions should be altered, some should be eliminated. In addition, the format or the order in which these instructions are given to the jury should be the subject of the judges option or discretion in each individual case.]
D. Number of Jurors to be Selected and Procedure for Taking Position in Jury Box (Approved 11/98)
We are going to select 6 jurors (7, 8 or more)* for the trial of this case. The court clerk will call the names and numbers. Please respond by saying Here and come forward. The (Sheriffs Officer/court aide) will then seat you in the jury box. [Have clerk select six, seven, eight or more jurors.]
*R. 1:8-2 provides for the number of jurors.