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Chester Cnty. C.P. Court of Common Pleas Standard Operating Procedures J
Points for Charge and Closing Arguments
1. A charge conference will always be held prior to closing
arguments. Counsel shall submit at that time, if not before, a proposed verdict slip.
Any amendment to the points for charge submitted before the commencement of
trial shall be made as soon as possible thereafter, but no later than the charge
conference. A copy of any amendment to the proposed points for charge and
verdict slip must be concurrently provided to opposing counsel.
2. All exceptions to the court's charge must be placed on the
record before the jury is dismissed for deliberations.
3. The court may request counsel's good faith representation on
the amount of time necessary for counsel to make closing argument, may hold
counsel to that time or may impose another time limit.
Provenance
- Source
- www.chesco.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- 2026-09-30
- Content hash
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