File #: 24-062    Version: 1
Type: Other Proposal Status: Passed
File created: 11/29/2023 In control: Judicial Council
On agenda: 3/15/2024 Final action: 3/15/2024
Title: Jury Instructions | Criminal Jury Instructions (2024 Edition) (Action Required)
Attachments: 1. 20240315-24-062-updated 20240221

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Jury Instructions | Criminal Jury Instructions (2024 Edition)

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Summary

Summary

The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions recommends approving for publication the revised criminal jury instructions prepared by the committee under rule 2.1050 of the California Rules of Court. These changes will keep the instructions current with statutory and case authority. Once approved, the revised instructions will be published in the 2024 edition of Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions (CALCRIM).

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Recommendation

Recommendation

The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions recommends that the Judicial Council, effective March 15, 2024, approve the following changes to the criminal jury instructions prepared by the committee:

 

1.                     Revisions to the user guide;

2.                     Changes to the revision date format; and

3.                     Revisions to CALCRIM Nos. 240, 520, 571, 600, 968, 969, 1201, 1244, 1250, 1500, 1551, 1800, 1807, 2624, 2722, 3160, 3161, 3162, 3163, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3229, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3517, 3518, and 3519.

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