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Conn. Practice Book § 42-17

Filing Requests

activein force · 2026-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

Written requests to charge the jury must be filed

in triplicate with the clerk before the beginning of

the arguments or at such earlier time during the

trial as the judicial authority directs, and the clerk

shall file them and forthwith hand one copy to the

judicial authority and one to opposing counsel. A

party’s requests to charge may be amended in

writing as a matter of right at any time prior to the

beginning of the charge conference.

History

(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 853.)

Provenance

Source: jud.ct.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-15
Edition: 2026-09-15
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