§51.1 Introduction

• Jurisdiction: Washington

§51.1INTRODUCTION

CR 51 and local court rules govern the submission of proposed jury instructions to the trial court, the making of objections, closing argument, and jury deliberations. Jury instruction error remains one of the most common areas of appellate litigation. To preserve the right to assert error, great care must be taken to propose proper instructions and to make specific, detailed objections to incorrect statements of the law.

This chapter gives an overview of jury instructions and...