Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: duties of a jury and jury determinations as to the application of law.
- Introduced, stopped here
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that it is the duty of a jury to try the issues in an action or
proceeding by judging the evidence in a case and the application of the law in relation
to the evidence provided and the facts in controversy. This bill also provides that, in
a criminal action in which a jury finds that the state has proved all of the elements
of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt, the jury may find the defendant
not guilty if, based upon the facts of the case, the jury finds that a guilty verdict will
yield an unjust result.
The bill also requires the court to instruct the jury of its duties orally and in
writing, including providing a written copy of the full text of the statute that
describes the duties of a jury.