Summary

• Jurisdiction: Washington

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Summary

§51.1Introduction

§51.2Text of Rule

§51.3Historical Development

§51.4Comparison With Federal Rule

§51.5Purpose and Procedure (1)Purpose of Rule (2)Types of Jury Instructions (3)Proposing Jury Instructions (a)Form of Proposed Instructions (b)Knowing What Instructions to Submit

§51.6Analysis (1)Jury Instructions (2)Objections (3)Comments on Evidence (4)Instructing the Jury and Argument (5)Jury Deliberations (6)Jury Questions During Deliberations

§51.7Significant Authorities (1)Sufficiency of Instructions (2)Sufficiency of Evidence (3)Allows Party to Argue Theory of Case (4)Not Misleading and a Correct Statement of the Law (5)Sufficiency of Objections (6)Comments on Evidence (7)Argument

§51.8 Strategic and Practical Considerations (1)Convincing the Judge to Use Your Instructions (2)Use of Published Instructions: CR 51(d) (3)Common Mistakes in Objections to Instructions and How to Avoid Them

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