Supreme Court of Florida
In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—report No. 09-01 (reorganization of the Civil Jury Instructions). In…
March 4, 201035 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149
Summary
The Supreme Court of Florida authorized the comprehensive reorganization, plain-English revisions, and specified substantive amendments to the standard civil jury instructions for publication and use. The Court rejected the proposed changes to the definition of "greater weight of the evidence" and retained the previously authorized definition. The Court also emphasized that trial judges retain discretion over the timing of jury instructions.