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File #: 25-011    Version: 1
Type: Rule/Form Proposal Status: Passed
File created: 11/19/2024 In control: Judicial Council
On agenda: 2/21/2025 Final action: 2/21/2025
Title: Rules and Forms | Jury Instructions: Criminal Jury Instructions (2025 Edition) (Action Required)
Attachments: 1. 20250221-25-011 - updated 20250129

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Rules and Forms | Jury Instructions: Criminal Jury Instructions (2025 Edition) (Action Required)

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Summary

Summary

The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions recommends approving for publication the new and 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 2025 edition of Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions.

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Recommendation

Recommendation

The Advisory Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions recommends that the Judicial Council, effective February 21, 2025, approve the following changes to the criminal jury instructions prepared by the committee:

1.                     Revisions to the user guide;

2.                     Addition of CALCRIM No. 2242; and

3.                     Revisions to CALCRIM Nos. 505, 540B, 540C, 571, 600, 703, 840, 841, 860, 861, 862, 863, 875, 876, 890, 891, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, 908, 915, 916, 925, 926, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 950, 951, 1201, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1515, 1520, 1600, 1820, 2130, 2441, 2503, 2622, 2650, 2720, 2721, 2723, 3224, 3225, 3226, 3227, 3228, 3229, 3230, 3231, 3232, 3233, 3234, 3406, 3470, 3500, 3501, and 3502.

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