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At the end of a federal civil trial, the judge declined to give the defendant's requested jury instruction. The defendant did not object on the record after the instructions were settled. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. On appeal, the defendant argues that the instruction should have been given and that the error requires reversal.
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Evidentiary errors are preserved without objection because the appellate court reads the transcript. A court of appeals may reverse for an error only if both parties agree it was harmful. A party may complain on appeal about any jury instruction, even if the party never objected before the jury retired. A party generally must object to a jury instruction on the record, stating distinctly the matter objected to and the grounds, and preserved errors still warrant relief only if they affect substantial rights.

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