Judge's Review of Evidence - National Judicial Institute

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8.7 Judge's Review of Evidence

(Last revised June 2012)

[1] I will review some parts of the evidence and relate it to the issues you must decide. I might mention evidence you think is insignificant or not mention evidence you think is important. Counsel have also referred to the evidence in closing submissions. I remind you that you must consider all of the evidence, not just the parts that have been mentioned. If your recollection of the evidence differs from what counsel or I have said, it is your memory and understanding of the evidence that counts in this case - not mine or that of counsel.