TJDCR 8

Proposed special jury instructions and forms of verdicts must be served on all counsel and received by the judge at the commencement of the trial. Additionally, special instructions developed during the course of the trial and which could not reasonably have been anticipated before trial shall be exchanged by counsel and submitted to the court as soon as practicable. An original and one copy of each instruction requested by any party must be tendered to the court. The copies must indicate who tendered them.

A. All original proposed jury instructions shall be in clear, legible type on clean, white paper of standard quality, not less than 16-lb. weight, 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size, with black border line and no less than 28 numbered lines.

B. The designation “Instruction No. ...............” shall be centered on line one (of the first page) of each instruction.

C. The original instructions shall not bear any markings identifying the submitting attorney, and shall not contain any citations of authority. No portion thereof shall be in capital letters, underlined or otherwise emphasized.

D. Counsel are required to submit authorities, if any, and the same may appear on a carbon copy or photocopy of the instructions.

E. The instructions given to the jury will be firmly bound together and the judge shall writ the word “Given” at the conclusion thereof and sign the last of the instructions to signify that all have been given.