US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 1.43
PARTIAL VERDICT INSTRUCTION
Members of the Jury:
(1) You do not have to reach a unanimous agreement on [all
the charges] or [all defendants] before returning a verdict
on some of the charges. If you have reached a unanimous
agreement [on some of the charges] [as to one of the
defendants], you may return a verdict on [those charges]
or [that defendant] and then continue deliberating on the
others. You do not have to do this, but you can if you wish.
(2) If you do choose to return a partial verdict, that verdict
will be final. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE
YOUR MINDS ABOUT IT LATER ON.
(3) Your other option is to wait until the end of your
deliberations and return all your verdicts then. The
choice is entirely yours.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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