WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Civil 52B
Preliminary instruction: bifurcated proceedings: explanation of second phase proceedings and standard of proof
I will now explain to you the rules of law that apply to determining (insert second
phase issue). When I finish with these instructions, the parties will present additional
evidence. You should consider this additional evidence along with the evidence already
presented in phase 1. [You must decide (insert second phase issue) by (insert standard of
proof)1]2 [Define standard of proof].
The fact that a second phase is occurring does not mean you should doubt or reconsider
the first-phase answers. Accept the phase 1 findings as established, and use all evidence
from both phases only to decide the new issues in phase 2.
History
Wis JI-Civil 52B (11/2025). Release No. 59. Wisconsin Court System, 11/2025. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
db9aa24036256d27c43a5909f33bb8fe218ed13238c0850ae246aa38af0917a1
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