Part VI · Trial

Rule 19.3. Admonitions

Amended January 1, 2025 (current)

The court must admonish jurors not to:

(a) converse among themselves or with anyone else on any subject connected with the trial until instructed to deliberate;

(b) permit themselves to be exposed to news accounts about the proceeding;

(c) form or express any opinion about the case until it is finally submitted to them;

(d) view in person or through technological means the place where the offense allegedly was committed; or

(e) conduct any independent research, investigation, or experiments, or otherwise consult any outside source about any issue in the case.