UJI 14-114 NMRA
UJI 14-114. Recess instruction.
During recess, do not discuss this case with other jurors or with any other person, or
allow anyone to discuss the case with you or in your presence.
You, as jurors, must decide this case based solely on the evidence presented here
within the four walls of this courtroom. This means that during the trial you must not
conduct any independent research about this case, the matters in this case, and the
individuals or corporations involved in the case. In other words, you should not consult
dictionaries or reference materials, search the internet, websites, blogs, or use any
other electronic tools to obtain information about this case or to help you decide the
case. Do not try to find out information from any source outside the confines of this
courtroom.
Until you retire to deliberate, you may not discuss this case with anyone, even your
fellow jurors. After you retire to deliberate, you may begin discussing the case with your
fellow jurors, but you cannot discuss the case with anyone else until you have returned
a verdict and the case is at an end. I know that many of you use cell phones, the
internet, and other tools of technology. You also must not talk to anyone about this case
or use these tools to communicate electronically with anyone about the case. This
includes your family and friends. You may not communicate with anyone about the case
on your cell phone or any other device that can access the internet, through email, text
messaging, or on Twitter, through any blog or website, through any internet chat room,
or by way of any other social networking websites, such as
____________________________ (insert current examples of social networking sites,
such as Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, and YouTube).
During your deliberations, you must not communicate with or provide any
information to anyone by any means about this case. You may not use any electronic
device or media, such as a telephone, cell phone, or any device that can access the
internet; the internet, any internet service, or any text or instant messaging service; or
any internet chat room, or by way of any other social networking websites, such as
_______________________ (insert current examples of social networking sites, such
as Facebook, My Space, LinkedIn, YouTube, or Twitter), to communicate to anyone any
information about this case or to conduct any research about this case until I accept
your verdict.
Avoid any publicity this case may receive. Do not read, listen to or watch any news
accounts of this trial.
Do not express any opinion about the case or form any fixed opinion until the case is
finally submitted to you for your decision.