CACI No. 5000

Members of the jury, you have now heard all the evidence [and the

closing arguments of the attorneys]. [The attorneys will have one last

chance to talk to you in closing argument. But before they do, it] [It] is

my duty to instruct you on the law that applies to this case. Y ou must

follow these instructions [as well as those that I previously gave you].

Y ou will have a copy of my instructions with you when you go to the

jury room to deliberate. [I have provided each of you with your own

copy of the instructions.] [I will display each instruction on the screen.]

Y ou must decide what the facts are. Y ou must consider all the evidence

and then decide what you think happened. Y ou must decide the facts

based on the evidence admitted in this trial.

Do not allow anything that happens outside this courtroom to affect your

decision. Do not talk about this case or the people involved in it with

anyone, including family and persons living in your household, friends

and coworkers, spiritual leaders, advisors, or therapists. Do not do any

research on your own or as a group. Do not use dictionaries or other

reference materials.

These prohibitions on communications and research extend to all forms

of electronic communications. Do not use any electronic devices or

media, such as a cell phone or smart phone, PDA, computer, tablet

device, the Internet, any Internet service, any text or instant-messaging

service, any Internet chat room, blog, or website, including social

networking websites or online diaries, to send or receive any information

to or from anyone about this case or your experience as a juror until

after you have been discharged from your jury duty.

Do not investigate the case or conduct any experiments. Do not contact

anyone to assist you, such as a family accountant, doctor, or lawyer. Do

not visit or view the scene of any event involved in this case. If you

happen to pass by the scene, do not stop or investigate. All jurors must

see or hear the same evidence at the same time. [Do not read, listen to,

or watch any news accounts of this trial.] Y ou must not let bias,

sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion influence your decision.

[If you violate any of these prohibitions on communications and

research, including prohibitions on electronic communications and

research, you may be held in contempt of court or face other sanctions.

That means that you may have to serve time in jail, pay a fine, or face

other punishment for that violation.]

I will now tell you the law that you must follow to reach your verdict.

Y ou must follow the law exactly as I give it to you, even if you disagree

with it. If the attorneys [have said/say] anything different about what the

law means, you must follow what I say.

In reaching your verdict, do not guess what I think your verdict should

be from something I may have said or done.

Pay careful attention to all the instructions that I give you. All the

instructions are important because together they state the law that you

will use in this case. Y ou must consider all of the instructions together.

After you have decided what the facts are, you may find that some

instructions do not apply. In that case, follow the instructions that do

apply and use them together with the facts to reach your verdict.

If I repeat any ideas or rules of law during my instructions, that does

not mean that these ideas or rules are more important than the others.

In addition, the order in which the instructions are given does not make

any difference.

[Most of the instructions are typed. However, some handwritten or

typewritten words may have been added, and some words may have

been deleted. Do not discuss or consider why words may have been

added or deleted. Please treat all the words the same, no matter what

their format. Simply accept the instruction in its final form.]

New September 2003; Revised April 2004, October 2004, February 2005, December

2009, June 2011, December 2013