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Conn. Practice Book § 16-20
Requests To Charge and Exceptions; Necessity for
An appellate court shall not be bound to consider error as to the giving of, or the failure to give,
an instruction unless the matter is covered by a
written request to charge or exception has been
taken by the party appealing immediately after the
charge is delivered. Counsel taking the exception
shall state distinctly the matter objected to and
the ground of objection. The exception shall be
taken out of the hearing of the jury.
History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 315.)
Provenance
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- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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