Instruction No. ____ During the trial it may be necessary for me to talk with the lawyers out of your hearing by having a bench conference. If that happens, please be patient. We are not trying to keep important information from you. These conferences are necessary for me to fulfill my responsibility, which is to be sure that evidence is presented to you correctly under the law. We will, of course, do what we can to keep the number and length of these conferences to a minimum. I may not always an attorney's request for a conference. Do not consider my granting or denying a request for a conference as any indication of my opinion of the case or of what your verdict should be.
Instruction No. ____ During the trial it may be necessary for me to talk with the lawyers out of your hearing by having a bench conference. If that happens, please be patient. We are not trying to keep important information from you. These conferences are necessary for me to fulfill my responsibility, which is to be sure that evidence is presented to you correctly under the law. We will, of course, do what we can to keep the number and length of these conferences to a minimum. I may not always an attorney's request for a conference. Do not consider my granting or denying a request for a conference as any indication of my opinion of the case or of what your verdict should be.
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