Why the Trump Trial Jurors Didn’t Get the Judge’s Instructions in Writing
William K. Rashbaum
The New York Times
May 30, 2024
Marc Frazier Scholl commented in the New York Times on the prohibition against jurors being provided with a copy of the written legal instructions, which dates from a 1987 decision by the New York Court of Appeals.
“Recently, there has been some slight loosening about whether it can be done with the defense’s consent, but it remains a minefield that judges do not want to risk.”
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