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Bench Books (Jury Instructions, Electronic Evidence)

NCSC’s Center for Jury Studies published Communicating with Juries: How to Draft More Understandable Jury Instructions, by Professor Peter M. Tiersma. This bench book provides general principles for clear communication, specific guidelines for drafting jury instructions, and helpful examples of good, bad, and better jury instructions.