Jury instructions for both state and federal criminal juries can be found in a variety of locations.
When searching on Westlaw, select Secondary Sources link from the main menu and then select Jury Instructions from the next page. You can then select the criminal jury instructions or charges to the jury for your jurisdiction.
On Lexis, use the Browse drop down menu in the upper left hand corner. Select Browse Sources , then select by Category , and then select Jury Instructions . You will see a list of all the different jury instructions available on Lexis. You can them filter by Jurisdiction. However, you should note that Lexis does not have New York state or federal criminal jury instructions.
The New York State Court system provides online access to Criminal Jury Instructions in WordPerfect and PDF.
This Westlaw tool contains the criminal jury instructions for federal courts. For direct online access, click on the link below.
Federal Jury Practice & Instructions--Criminal
Authoritative jury instructions for any federal case. Click on the link below to search the Criminal portion of the database on Lexis.
Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal
Comprehensive set of jury instructions for use in all aspects of criminal litigation in New York State. The jury instructions cover such topic area as Assault, Drugs, Burglary, Bribery, Witnesses and Defenses, Driving While Intoxicated, Health Care Fraud and Reasonable Doubt. Click on the link below to search the database on Westlaw.
Charges to the Jury and Requests to Charge in Criminal Cases in New York