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Section/Rule:
28.03

Subject:
Rule 28 - Rules of Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors or Felonies - Instructions and Verdict Forms
Publication / Adopted Date:
June 13, 1979

Topic:
Objections to Instructions and Verdict Forms
Revised / Effective Date:
July 1, 2023

28.03. Objections to Instructions and Verdict Forms

Counsel shall make specific objections to instructions or verdict forms considered erroneous. No party may assign as error the giving or failure to give instructions or verdict forms unless the party objects thereto before the jury retires to consider its verdict, stating distinctly the matter objected to and the grounds of the objection. Counsel need not repeat objections already made on the record prior to delivery of the instructions and verdict forms. The objections must also be raised in the motion for new trial in accordance with Rule 29.11.

(Adopted June 13, 1979, effective January 1, 1980. Amended August 19, 1994, effective July 1, 1995; November 22, 2022, effective July 1, 2023.)

COMMITTEE NOTE - 1980