5011. Reading Back of Trial Testimony in Jury Room

5011. Reading Back of Trial Testimony in Jury Room Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 You may request in writing that trial testimony be read to you. I will have the court reporter read the testimony to you. You may request that all or a part of a witness's testimony be read. Your request should be as specific as possible. It will be helpful if you can state: 1. 2. 3. The name of the witness; The subject of the testimony you would like to have read; and The name of the attorney or attorneys asking the questions when the testimony was given. The court reporter is not permitted to talk with you when she or he is reading the testimony you have requested. While the court reporter is reading the testimony, you may not deliberate or discuss the case. You may not ask the court reporter to read testimony that was not specifically mentioned in a written request. If your notes differ from the testimony, you must accept the court reporter's record as accurate. ________________________________________________________________________________ New April 2004; Revised February 2005