300.10 – Court’s Charge; in General.
§ 300.10 Court’s charge; in general. 1. At the conclusion of the summations, the court must deliver a charge to the jury. 2. In its charge, the court must state the fundamental legal principles applicable to criminal cases in general. Such principles include, but are not limited to, the presumption of the defendant’s innocence, the […]
300.30 – Court’s Charge; Submission of Indictment to Jury; Definitions of Terms.
§ 300.30 Court’s charge; submission of indictment to jury; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. “Submission of a count” of an indictment means submission of the offense charged therein, or of a lesser included offense, or submission in the alternative of both the offense charged and a lesser included […]
300.40 – Court’s Charge; Submission of Indictment to Jury; Counts to Be Submitted.
§ 300.40 Court’s charge; submission of indictment to jury; counts to be submitted. The court may submit to the jury only those counts of an indictment remaining therein at the time of its charge which are supported by legally sufficient trial evidence, and every count not so supported should be dismissed by a trial order […]
300.50 – Court’s Charge; Submission of Lesser Included Offenses.
§ 300.50 Court’s charge; submission of lesser included offenses. 1. In submitting a count of an indictment to the jury, the court in its discretion may, in addition to submitting the greatest offense which it is required to submit, submit in the alternative any lesser included offense if there is a reasonable view of the […]