Record when the court must restrict evidence to its proper scope
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Where the lawyer has marked evidence as admissible against one party or for one purpose but not against another party or for another purpose, record that, on timely request, the court must restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the jury accordingly. Do not decide that the evidence is admissible for any purpose. Do not draft the instruction.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides the limited purpose and requests the instruction. Federal Rule of Evidence 105 requires the restriction and the instruction on timely request. Rule 403 remains available where probative value is substantially outweighed by a listed danger. The advisory note on Rule 105 discusses a limiting instruction that did not protect an accused; that note is not applied as a holding. The tool does not draft the instruction and does not decide admission.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm that the wording reflects the client’s instructions and contains no unintended admission, concession or commitment. Check the recipient and tone.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.