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Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instruction 2.10
Credibility of Expert Witnesses
[Several] [An] expert witness[es] testified in this case. Experts have special training, education, skills or knowledge that may be helpful to you. In deciding whether to believe an expert and how much weight to give expert testimony, you should consider the same things that you would when any other witness testifies. In addition, you should consider the following things:
(1) the special qualifications of the expert;
(2) the expert's knowledge of the subject matter involved in the case;
(3) the source of the information considered by the expert; and
(4) the reasons given for the expert's opinion.
As with other witnesses, you must decide whether to believe an expert and how much weight to give to expert testimony. You may believe all, part, or none of the testimony of an expert witness. You need not believe an expert even if the testimony is uncontradicted. However, you should act reasonably in deciding whether or not you believe an expert witness and how much weight to give expert testimony.
You are not required to accept expert testimony as true simply because a number of expert witnesses agree with each other. You may decide that even the unanimous testimony of expert witnesses is erroneous. But you should act reasonably in deciding whether to reject uncontradicted testimony.
When expert witnesses are in conflict, you need not accept the testimony of a majority of the witnesses. You may find the testimony of one witness or of a few witnesses more persuasive than the testimony of a larger number.
History
Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 2.10, dated Revised 1999. The index notes: Formerly 2.03. Prepared by the Alaska Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee; published by the Alaska Court System. The Alaska Court System states that these instructions "have not been approved or promulgated by any court or the Alaska Bar Association."
Provenance
- Source
- courts.alaska.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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