AK · jury_instructions
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 1.07
Evaluation of Evidence
[After opening statements, you will] [You are about to] hear the evidence in this case. The evidence consists of the sworn testimony of witnesses and any exhibits admitted into evidence by the court. You should consider the evidence in light of your common sense and experience in life but cannot consider any information not admitted as evidence by the court.
At the end of the trial, it will be your job to decide how much weight to give to the evidence and evaluate the evidence according to the instructions that the court will give you. These instructions contain the law that must be applied in this case. When you consider the evidence, you must not be influenced by sentiment, prejudice, passion or public opinion. You must base your verdict upon a fair consideration of the evidence.
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 1.07, dated Revised 2011. Prepared by the Alaska Criminal 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
- Content hash
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