Section
220.12 Juror notebooks.
(a) Contents. At the discretion of the trial court, in cases
of appropriate complexity, the court may authorize the distribution
to each juror of identical notebooks, which may include copies
of:
(1) selected exhibits that have been ruled admissible (or
excerpts thereof);
(2) stipulations of the parties;
(3) other material not subject to genuine dispute, which
may include:
(i) curricula vitae of experts;
(ii) lists or seating charts identifying attorneys and their
respective clients;
(iii) lists or indices of admitted exhibits;
(iv) glossaries;
(v) chronologies or timelines; and
(vi) other material approved by the court for inclusion.
(b) Procedure to determine contents.
(1) The court shall require counsel to confer on the contents
of the notebooks before trial begins and at any appropriate
time thereafter.
(2) If counsel cannot agree on the contents of the notebooks,
each party shall be afforded the opportunity to submit its
proposal and to comment upon any proposal submitted by another
party. The court shall be the final arbiter of the contents
of the notebooks.
(c) Use of notebooks at trial.
(1) At the time of distribution, the court shall instruct
the jurors concerning the purpose and use of the notebooks.
(2) During the course of trial, the court may permit the
parties to supplement the materials contained in the notebook
with additional documents as these become relevant and after
they have been ruled admissible or otherwise approved by the
court for inclusion.
(3) The court shall collect the notebooks at the end of
each trial day until the jury retires to deliberate. The notebooks
shall be available to the jurors during deliberations.
(4) Whenever note-taking is permitted by jurors, the court
shall require the jurors to print their names or other identifier
on the cover of their notebooks.
Historical Note
Sec. filed Oct. 14, 1999; amd. filed March 13, 2000 eff. March
8, 2000. Amended (c)(4). |
