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» Jury Charges
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This is a featured Texas title Texas civil procedure : Trial and appellate practice
By Dorsaneo, William. Carolina Academic Press. 2018-2019 edition. 2018.
This book introduces students to trial preparation, motion practice, jury selection, the trial process, preparation of the jury charge, jury argument, jury deliberations, verdict, instructed verdicts, judgments, and post-trial motions. The text also devotes a chapter to the special problems of non-jury trials. The authors have expanded their coverage of the difficult issue of finality of judgments, and included thorough treatment of original and appellate proceedings in the courts of appeal and in the Texas Supreme Court.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal jury charges
By Berry, Elizabeth. James Publishing. Release 19. 2018.
More than 650 charges covering everything from arson to murder. Each instruction is supported by the legal analysis and case citations needed to convince judges. In addition, the book includes relevant Penal Code provisions, indictments and information, a table of oaths, and a table of punishments.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Criminal defenses
By State Bar of Texas. State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Criminal Defenses provides instructions on most defenses, including: Entrapment, Necessity, Self-defense for a variety of situations, Defense of property, Defense of others" - publisher's description
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Intoxication, controlled substance & public order offenses
State Bar of Texas. 2019.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication, Controlled Substance & Public Order Offenses includes original content on offenses such as: Driving while intoxicated, Death or injury intoxication offenses, Controlled substances offenses, Online solicitation of a minor, Tampering with a witness, Retaliation and obstruction, Perjury, Stalking, Gambling." - publisher's description
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. General, evidentiary & ancillary instructions
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—General, Evidentiary & Ancillary Instructions provides instructions not specific to a particular crime but which can be used in a wide variety of cases." - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=F2A96CA0-533A-43F8-849E-C86BADF70711
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Crimes against persons & property
State Bar of Texas. 2020.
"The purpose of this volume is to assist the bench and bar in preparing the court’s charge in jury cases. It provides general instructions for the guilt/innocence stage of the trial concerning crimes against persons and property. The jury instructions are suggestions and guides to be used by a trial court if they are applicable and proper in a specific case." - introduction
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This is a featured Texas title Texas litigation guide
Latest received: Automatic updates. M. Bender. 1977-.
This comprehensive set explains the law and procedure in a given area and then provides drafting guides to prepare the forms. The set is divided into 10 different units: Pretrial Practice, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Pleadings in Business Entity Litigation, Pleadings in Commercial Litigation, Pleadings in Real Estate Litigation, Pleadings in Personal Injury Litigation, Family Code Litigation, Probate Code Litigation, and Administrative Proceedings. (Due to publisher restrictions, this title may only be checked out from home by government employees. Members of the public must visit the library in person to view this title electronically or in print.)
Note: This electronic copy can only be checked out from home by government employees, but librarians may be able to provide a short excerpt to library patrons upon request.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Business, consumer, employment
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This resource covers business, consumer, insurance, and employment cases. Designed for the practitioner, it provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges in business, consumer, insurance and employment cases. A chapter on defamation and business disparagement is also included.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=78E0FD2D-321C-4901-AAD3-352387172077
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Oil & gas
The Committe on Pattern Jury Charges of the State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"The purpose of this volume, like those of the others in this series, is to assist the bench and bar in preparing the court's charge in jury cases." - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=85D184E3-B7E4-451D-B292-9FA934B52B61
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. General negligence, intentional personal torts, workers' compensation
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This title covers general negligence and intentional personal torts cases. Designed for the practitioner, it provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges and includes sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. The work also includes admonitory instructions such as before voir dire, after jury selection, and after verdict.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Malpractice, premises, products
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This title covers professional malpractice, premises, and products cases. Designed for the practitioner, this work provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges and includes sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. This edition contains revisions to definitions of manufacturing defect and causation brought about by the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Ford Motor Co. v. Ledesma.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Family & probate
State Bar of Texas. 2020.
Detailed jury instructions in family-related cases, including sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. Also includes jury instructions before Voir Dire, after jury selection, after the verdict, and instructions to a deadlocked jury.
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By Eades, Ronald W. LexisNexis. 6th ed. c2004.
This volume provides current instructions on the most recent medical issues. It covers more than 200 medical issues including standards of care, childbirth, patient consent, pre-existing conditions, and allergies. Legal concepts and issues are presented in sample instructions using understandable terms.
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By Eades, Ronald W. LexisNexis. 4th ed. 2006.
This updated volume explains the products liability issues likely to arise in a trial in everyday language for the layperson. Each instruction has actually been used successfully in court and cites supporting case law, including relevant law review articles and annotations to American Law Reports. Some concepts discussed include duty to warn, strict products liability, unavoidably unsafe products, warranty liability and misrepresentation, design defect liability, risk-utility doctrines, and assumption of risk.
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Latest received: Automatic updates. By Schwartz, Martin A. Wolters Kluwer. Second edition. [c2009?]-.
Volume 4 in the Section 1983 Litigation library provides examples and at-length commentary on jury charges for various cases brought under Section 1983. Sample jury instructions are presented along with circuit-by-circuit annotations for the purposes of streamlining research. A quick reference guide to applicable passages from Section 1983 Litigation volumes 1 and 2 is also supplied. Charges include author commentary, jurisdictional and circumstantial variations, circuit-specific supporting citations, and cross-referential annotations to information located in the preceding volumes of the series.
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» Jury Selection
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This is a featured Texas title Texas civil procedure : Trial and appellate practice
By Dorsaneo, William. Carolina Academic Press. 2018-2019 edition. 2018.
This book introduces students to trial preparation, motion practice, jury selection, the trial process, preparation of the jury charge, jury argument, jury deliberations, verdict, instructed verdicts, judgments, and post-trial motions. The text also devotes a chapter to the special problems of non-jury trials. The authors have expanded their coverage of the difficult issue of finality of judgments, and included thorough treatment of original and appellate proceedings in the courts of appeal and in the Texas Supreme Court.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?ID=05A497A3-1067-45D6-9355-591D1F784C8A
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This is a featured Texas title Texas litigation guide
Latest received: Automatic updates. M. Bender. 1977-.
This comprehensive set explains the law and procedure in a given area and then provides drafting guides to prepare the forms. The set is divided into 10 different units: Pretrial Practice, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Pleadings in Business Entity Litigation, Pleadings in Commercial Litigation, Pleadings in Real Estate Litigation, Pleadings in Personal Injury Litigation, Family Code Litigation, Probate Code Litigation, and Administrative Proceedings. (Due to publisher restrictions, this title may only be checked out from home by government employees. Members of the public must visit the library in person to view this title electronically or in print.)
Note: This electronic copy can only be checked out from home by government employees, but librarians may be able to provide a short excerpt to library patrons upon request.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/Set.htm?catalogid=00719
Read online Table of contents [PDF] View details in library catalog
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By Goldberg, Steven H. West Academic Publishing. 3rd edition. 2016.
"The First Trial Nutshell is a fresh and unique approach to advocacy instruction. Concentrating on the overall approach to trying a case, it weaves persuasion and procedure to help lawyers and law students prepare for their first trials with confidence. Addressing everything from technology to where to sit and what to say it meshes the practical advice and “how to” instructions with sophisticated persuasive techniques. Small enough to be read in a single sitting, this book will serve as the perfect first primer and a continuing resource for experienced litigators to read again before trial mediation or arbitration." -publisher's description
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Latest received: Rel. 3, 2019. By Broome, Susan. James Publishing. c2012-.
This title presents over 2,000 trial-tested jury selection questions for use in a variety of civil and criminal cases, including: assault, breach of contract, civil rights violations, defamation, domestic violence, drug crimes, employment discrimination, fraud, homicide, personal injury, professional malpractice, and property crimes.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=0E0F8F15-EE3B-45DD-9A6C-F0075AA245E9
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Latest received: Automatic updates. Little, Brown. 2009 edition. 2009-.
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By Ferguson, Andrew G. New York University Press. 2013.
Combining American history, constitutional law, and personal experience, this book engages citizens in the deeper meaning of jury service.
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State Bar of Texas, Professional Development. 2018.
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» All Titles
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This is a featured Texas title Texas civil procedure : Trial and appellate practice
By Dorsaneo, William. Carolina Academic Press. 2018-2019 edition. 2018.
This book introduces students to trial preparation, motion practice, jury selection, the trial process, preparation of the jury charge, jury argument, jury deliberations, verdict, instructed verdicts, judgments, and post-trial motions. The text also devotes a chapter to the special problems of non-jury trials. The authors have expanded their coverage of the difficult issue of finality of judgments, and included thorough treatment of original and appellate proceedings in the courts of appeal and in the Texas Supreme Court.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?ID=05A497A3-1067-45D6-9355-591D1F784C8A
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal jury charges
By Berry, Elizabeth. James Publishing. Release 19. 2018.
More than 650 charges covering everything from arson to murder. Each instruction is supported by the legal analysis and case citations needed to convince judges. In addition, the book includes relevant Penal Code provisions, indictments and information, a table of oaths, and a table of punishments.
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Criminal defenses
By State Bar of Texas. State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Criminal Defenses provides instructions on most defenses, including: Entrapment, Necessity, Self-defense for a variety of situations, Defense of property, Defense of others" - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=EAAA1A41-65E1-499B-B560-6C817C4CF7E0
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Intoxication, controlled substance & public order offenses
State Bar of Texas. 2019.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—Intoxication, Controlled Substance & Public Order Offenses includes original content on offenses such as: Driving while intoxicated, Death or injury intoxication offenses, Controlled substances offenses, Online solicitation of a minor, Tampering with a witness, Retaliation and obstruction, Perjury, Stalking, Gambling." - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=152766AF-1C31-484E-82CB-FB7BEBAC71CF
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. General, evidentiary & ancillary instructions
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"Texas Criminal Pattern Jury Charges—General, Evidentiary & Ancillary Instructions provides instructions not specific to a particular crime but which can be used in a wide variety of cases." - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=F2A96CA0-533A-43F8-849E-C86BADF70711
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This is a featured Texas title Texas criminal pattern jury charges. Crimes against persons & property
State Bar of Texas. 2020.
"The purpose of this volume is to assist the bench and bar in preparing the court’s charge in jury cases. It provides general instructions for the guilt/innocence stage of the trial concerning crimes against persons and property. The jury instructions are suggestions and guides to be used by a trial court if they are applicable and proper in a specific case." - introduction
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This is a featured Texas title Texas litigation guide
Latest received: Automatic updates. M. Bender. 1977-.
This comprehensive set explains the law and procedure in a given area and then provides drafting guides to prepare the forms. The set is divided into 10 different units: Pretrial Practice, Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, Pleadings in Business Entity Litigation, Pleadings in Commercial Litigation, Pleadings in Real Estate Litigation, Pleadings in Personal Injury Litigation, Family Code Litigation, Probate Code Litigation, and Administrative Proceedings. (Due to publisher restrictions, this title may only be checked out from home by government employees. Members of the public must visit the library in person to view this title electronically or in print.)
Note: This electronic copy can only be checked out from home by government employees, but librarians may be able to provide a short excerpt to library patrons upon request.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/Set.htm?catalogid=00719
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Business, consumer, employment
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This resource covers business, consumer, insurance, and employment cases. Designed for the practitioner, it provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges in business, consumer, insurance and employment cases. A chapter on defamation and business disparagement is also included.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=78E0FD2D-321C-4901-AAD3-352387172077
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Oil & gas
The Committe on Pattern Jury Charges of the State Bar of Texas. 2018.
"The purpose of this volume, like those of the others in this series, is to assist the bench and bar in preparing the court's charge in jury cases." - publisher's description
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=85D184E3-B7E4-451D-B292-9FA934B52B61
Read online Table of Contents [PDF] View details in library catalog
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. General negligence, intentional personal torts, workers' compensation
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This title covers general negligence and intentional personal torts cases. Designed for the practitioner, it provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges and includes sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. The work also includes admonitory instructions such as before voir dire, after jury selection, and after verdict.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=320F7836-9BF5-48A3-B7D6-9DC467C2A6D6
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Malpractice, premises, products
State Bar of Texas. 2018.
This title covers professional malpractice, premises, and products cases. Designed for the practitioner, this work provides definitions, instructions and questions needed to submit jury charges and includes sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. This edition contains revisions to definitions of manufacturing defect and causation brought about by the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Ford Motor Co. v. Ledesma.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=2E01FA07-C426-4873-84F8-9924E8213523
Read online Table of Contents [PDF] View details in library catalog
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This is a featured Texas title Texas pattern jury charges. Family & probate
State Bar of Texas. 2020.
Detailed jury instructions in family-related cases, including sources, analysis and commentary, tips on when to use, and suggestions on rewording. Also includes jury instructions before Voir Dire, after jury selection, after the verdict, and instructions to a deadlocked jury.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=B1DFD23E-B222-49F5-B405-AEA5AD6DAA68
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State Bar of Texas, Professional Development. 2018.
Note: Adobe Digital Editions software is required to view this e-book. You must use a computer — not available on mobile devices.
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By Eades, Ronald W. LexisNexis. 6th ed. c2004.
This volume provides current instructions on the most recent medical issues. It covers more than 200 medical issues including standards of care, childbirth, patient consent, pre-existing conditions, and allergies. Legal concepts and issues are presented in sample instructions using understandable terms.
Click to access digital title: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/10/1334/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=6CF3C6D8-94EB-4C0E-9587-77DE7F3EBB43
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By Eades, Ronald W. LexisNexis. 4th ed. 2006.
This updated volume explains the products liability issues likely to arise in a trial in everyday language for the layperson. Each instruction has actually been used successfully in court and cites supporting case law, including relevant law review articles and annotations to American Law Reports. Some concepts discussed include duty to warn, strict products liability, unavoidably unsafe products, warranty liability and misrepresentation, design defect liability, risk-utility doctrines, and assumption of risk.
Click to access digital title: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/10/1334/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=612575EB-7CC1-49B2-A306-4613772507F0
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Latest received: Rel. 3, 2019. By Broome, Susan. James Publishing. c2012-.
This title presents over 2,000 trial-tested jury selection questions for use in a variety of civil and criminal cases, including: assault, breach of contract, civil rights violations, defamation, domestic violence, drug crimes, employment discrimination, fraud, homicide, personal injury, professional malpractice, and property crimes.
Read online: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?id=0E0F8F15-EE3B-45DD-9A6C-F0075AA245E9
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Latest received: Automatic updates. Little, Brown. 2009 edition. 2009-.
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Latest received: Automatic updates. By Schwartz, Martin A. Wolters Kluwer. Second edition. [c2009?]-.
Volume 4 in the Section 1983 Litigation library provides examples and at-length commentary on jury charges for various cases brought under Section 1983. Sample jury instructions are presented along with circuit-by-circuit annotations for the purposes of streamlining research. A quick reference guide to applicable passages from Section 1983 Litigation volumes 1 and 2 is also supplied. Charges include author commentary, jurisdictional and circumstantial variations, circuit-specific supporting citations, and cross-referential annotations to information located in the preceding volumes of the series.
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By Goldberg, Steven H. West Academic Publishing. 3rd edition. 2016.
"The First Trial Nutshell is a fresh and unique approach to advocacy instruction. Concentrating on the overall approach to trying a case, it weaves persuasion and procedure to help lawyers and law students prepare for their first trials with confidence. Addressing everything from technology to where to sit and what to say it meshes the practical advice and “how to” instructions with sophisticated persuasive techniques. Small enough to be read in a single sitting, this book will serve as the perfect first primer and a continuing resource for experienced litigators to read again before trial mediation or arbitration." -publisher's description
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By Ferguson, Andrew G. New York University Press. 2013.
Combining American history, constitutional law, and personal experience, this book engages citizens in the deeper meaning of jury service.
Click to access digital title.: http://overdrive.sll.texas.gov/ContentDetails.htm?ID=01133296-91C4-4674-B634-F8BE22C1855F
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