§ 1-32 Submission to Jury of Jury Charges in Writing

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§ 1-32 Submission to Jury of Jury Charges in Writing

("Since this case was tried and the appeal decided by the Court of Appeals, we have held that it is within the trial judge's discretion to 'submit its instructions on the law to the jury in writing.' We caution the bench again, as we did in Turner, that this practice should be used sparingly, and only where it will aid the jury and where it...