Topic: a court impermissibly comments on the evidence when it give… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 16 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Hayward.

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1 State v. Hayward Anchor
or · 1998
green “a court impermissibly comments on the evidence when it gives a jury instruction that tells the jury how specific evidence relates to a particular legal issue.” 9
2 State v. Boots
or · 1993
green “right to a trial by jury includes the right to a jury determination on every factual element essential to the crime charged” 4
3 State v. Hayward
or · 1998
green “a jury instruction that tells the jury how specific evidence relates to a particular legal issue.” 3

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