HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 2.2
CONSIDER ONLY THE EVIDENCE
In reaching your verdict, you may consider only the
testimony and the exhibits received in evidence.1
The following are not evidence and you must not consider
them as evidence in deciding the facts of this case.
1. Attorneys’ statements, arguments and remarks during
opening statements, closing arguments, jury selection, and other
times during the trial are not evidence, but may assist you in
understanding the evidence and applying the law.
2. Attorneys’ questions and objections are not evidence.
3. Excluded or stricken testimony or exhibits are not
evidence and must not be considered for any purpose.
4. Anything seen or heard when the court was not in
session is not evidence. You must decide this case solely on
the evidence received at the trial.
1 When warranted, additional reference may also be made to jury
views, site inspections, matters of judicial notice, and the like.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.state.hi.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
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