Identify a true statement about the instructions given to the jury by the judge after the attorneys for both sides have finished their closing arguments.

A. Pattern instructions are not published for general purposes and for civil and criminal cases.
B. They remind the jury that jury nullification is a valid option.
C. Prosecution attorneys have no role in designating which pattern instructions need to be given to the jury.
D. They consist of an interpretation of the substantive and procedural law that applies to the case.


D. They consist of an interpretation of the substantive and procedural law that applies to the case.

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