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RESOLUTION

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            Resolved, that the Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions of the District Judges Association of the Sixth Circuit is hereby commended for its work in producing pattern jury instructions for use in criminal cases. The Council expresses its appreciation to the judges and members of the bar who served on the Committee and to the Committee’s reporters for their dedicated service.

            Resolved, further, that the Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions of the District Judges Association of the Sixth Circuit is authorized to distribute to the District Judges of the Circuit for their aid and assistance the Committee’s Pattern Jury Instructions and that the Administrative Office of the United States Courts is requested to publish and reproduce those Instructions for that purpose; provided, however, that this Resolution shall not be construed as an adjudicative approval of the content of such instructions which must await a case-by-case review by the Court of Appeals. 

                                                                                                FOR THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL

                                                                                                Gilbert S. Merritt

                                                                                                Chief Judge

October 3, 1990

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