Sonnek v. Warren

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating “[i]t is the trial court’s duty to see that a jury has a clear and intelligent understanding of what it is to decide”
• declining to reverse for “marginal” omissions when instructions given “thoroughly and fairly convey[ed] the law applicable to the issues presented”
• noting jury instructions must state the law applicable to the case
• “[IJnstructions should not give undue emphasis to any phase of the case favorable to either side, and even correct statements of the law, if repeated to the point of undue emphasis, may constitute reversible error.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).