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Rule 273. Special Charges
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Either party may present to the judge and request such written instructions, special issues, definitions or explanatory instructions, as he desires to be given to the jury; and the judge may give same or a part thereof, or he may refuse to give them, as he may see proper. Such requests shall be prepared and presented to the court and submitted to opposing counsel for examination and objection within a reasonable time after the charge is given to the parties or their attorneys for examination.
Source: Art. 2186.
See Note, Subsection D: Changes indicated: "Either party may present to the judge and request such written instructions, special issues, definitions, or explanatory instructions, as he desires to be given to the jury; and the judge may give [such instructions] same or a part thereof, or he may refuse to give them, as he may see proper. Such [instructions] requests shall be prepared and presented to the court and submitted to opposing counsel for examination and objection within a reasonable time after the charge is given to the parties or their attorneys for examination."
Oct. 29, 1940, eff. Sept. 1, 1941.
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