NJ · jury_instructions
N.J. Model Criminal Jury Charge, N.J.S.A. Non 2C
Playback of Video Footage (Knight Charge) (new)
Approved 8/18/25
PLAYBACK OF VIDEO FOOTAGE (KNIGHT CHARGE)
Members of the jury, you have requested a playback of [the entirety or select portions of]
video footage [exhibit number(s)] . 1 The playback you have requested of [exhibit
number(s)] is to play it/them [CHOOSE ANY APPLICABLE: In Slow- Motion, With
Intermittent Pauses, At Less and/or More than Normal Speed OR With Zoomed
Enhancements]. This video will be replayed at [indicate what speed]. When replayed at
regular speed, this video footage lasts for [actual time in minutes and/or seconds].
[ONLY USE FOR SLOW -MOTION REQUEST]: Studies show that watching a video in
slow motion can cause viewers to perceive an action as more intentional. Viewers may
believe that the actor had more time to act even when the viewer knows how much time
actually passed.
[FOR ALL VIDEO FOOTAGE PLAYBACK REQUESTS] In your deliberations, you
are instructed to consider all of the evidence presented, and not give undue weight to the
video you have seen [and heard] played back. [ADD AT JUDGE’S DISCRETION: S -
will be played at normal
speed first. Then it/they will be played at the requested speeds.]
1 Before the trial court may permit this type of playback, it must conduct a fact-specific analysis considering
the totality of the circumstances to determine whether such playback is appropriate in each case. See State v.
Knight, 477 N.J. Super. 400, 425-426 (App. Div. 2023).
History
Approved 8/18/25
Provenance
- Source
- njcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
6ea1a13265c7f9c1e216d6efbbc57c000c12ad08b05a94958522b788693c0be6
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