The criminal hush money trial against former President Donald Trump is drawing to a close ... Juan Merchan instructs the jury -- and how the jury understands those instructions -- will be critical ...

To draw an inference means to infer ... and our law wants to make sure that the jury hears those instructions from me and not from another juror. That concludes my instructions on the law.

Colorado's second-highest court last week upheld the recently reworded definition of "reasonable doubt" that appears in the ...

Merchan reminded them that they cannot draw a negative conclusion about ... Merchan finished issuing his instructions and dismissed the jury to begin deliberations. He laid out several rules ...

JURY INSTRUCTION DEBATE TURNS TO TYPES OF PAYMENTS ... before comparing Trump’s ability to draw crowds to the pope. “This is five weeks in a courtroom when he should be out reaching the ...

In an indication of just how important those instructions are, prosecutors and defense lawyers had a spirited debate last week outside the jury’s presence as they sought to persuade Merchan ...

They are slated to re-hear at least a portion of the jury instructions from Judge Juan Merchan when proceedings begin Thursday at 9:30 a.m. EDT, as well as listen to portions of the trial ...

Languages: English and French. The jury instructions in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial are very favorable to the prosecutor, an attorney has said. Greg Germain, a professor at ...