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Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 1.17
Charging Document Not Evidence
The charge[s] in this case [is][are] only [an] accusation[s] against the defendant. The filing of charges is not evidence of the defendant’s guilt, and you should not permit yourself to be influenced to any extent, even slightly, against the defendant because of the filing of the charge[s].
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 1.17, dated Revised 2012. 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
32bd02af333587f6add2dbc1333a84a47462203e3ebeec8b4bb2a9abe828f676
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