If the jury are permitted to separate either during the trial or after the case is submitted to them, they shall be admonished by the court that it is their duty not to converse with or suffer themselves to be addressed by any other person on the subject of the trial, and that it is their duty not to form or express any opinion thereon until the cause is finally submitted to them.
§ 25-1110.Jury; separation; admonition of court.
Article 11: Trial · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the court, whenever it permits jurors to separate during trial or after the case has been submitted to them, to admonish them not to talk with or be addressed by anyone about the trial, and not to form or share an opinion until the case is finally submitted.
Full Text of § 25-1110
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 286, p. 442; R.S.1913, § 7849; C.S.1922, § 8793; C.S.1929, § 20-1110; R.S.1943, § 25-1110.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1110 is the safeguard that goes hand in hand with any permitted jury separation. Whether jurors are allowed to separate during the trial itself — for an overnight recess, say — or after the case has been submitted to them for deliberation under § 25-1109’s discretion, the court must admonish them each time.
The admonition covers two duties. First, jurors must not converse with, or let themselves be addressed by, any other person on the subject of the trial. Second, jurors must not form or express any opinion on the case until it is finally submitted to them for decision. Both duties aim at the same goal: keeping the jury’s judgment untouched by anything outside the evidence and arguments presented in court.
This section and § 25-1109 work together as a pair. Section 25-1109 governs what happens once the jury is sequestered for deliberation; § 25-1110 governs the warning the court must give whenever separation — at any stage, not only during deliberation — is allowed to happen at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a jury admonition under this section?
It is the court’s instruction, required whenever jurors are permitted to separate, telling them not to discuss the case with anyone outside the jury and not to form or share an opinion before the case is submitted to them.
When must the court give this admonition?
Whenever the jury is permitted to separate, whether that happens during the trial itself or after the case has been submitted to them for deliberation.
Does this admonition apply only during deliberations?
No. It applies to separation “either during the trial or after the case is submitted,” so it covers both stages, not deliberation alone.
Can jurors talk to family members about the trial while it is ongoing?
The admonition required by this section directs jurors not to converse with, or be addressed by, any other person on the subject of the trial, which reaches conversations with family as much as with strangers.
What does it mean for jurors not to “form or express an opinion” before submission?
It means jurors must hold off on reaching or voicing a conclusion about the case until it has been finally submitted to them, rather than deciding early based on partial evidence.
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reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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