CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 1.1-12
Self-Representation
The (plaintiff/defendant) is represented in this case by Attorney <name>. The
(plaintiff/defendant), <name> has decided to represent (himself/herself). You should understand
that the (plaintiff/defendant) is not required to have an attorney represent (him/her). You should
not draw any inferences or conclusions because (he/she) has made this decision. Nor should you
guess or speculate as to why (he/she) made this choice. You should neither favor nor disfavor a
party because they have an attorney or have chosen to represent themselves.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
- Content hash
267b88d872b48e5fcf981b469513ebf9b25c4fdf9f62e58aeb6b1f17b801103c
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