201. Do Not Investigate

Do not do any research on your own or as a group. Do not use a dictionary or other reference materials, investigate the facts or law, conduct any experiments, or visit the scene of any event involved in this case. If you happen to pass by the scene, do not stop or investigate.

Bench Notes

Instructional Duty

The court has a sua sponte duty to instruct the jurors on how they must conduct themselves during trial. (Pen. Code, § 1122.)

Authority

No Independent Research. Pen. Code, § 1122; People v. Karis (1988) 46 Cal.3d 612, 642 [250 Cal.Rptr. 659, 758 P.2d 1189]; People v. Castro (1986) 184 Cal.App.3d 849, 853 [229 Cal.Rptr. 280]; People v. Sutter (1982) 134 Cal.App.3d 806, 820 [184 Cal.Rptr. 829].

Secondary Sources

4 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 81, Jury Selection and Opening Statement, § 81.06[1], Ch. 85, Submission to Jury and Verdict, § 85.05[4][a][i] (Matthew Bender).

(New January 2006)