AK · jury_instructions
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 1.23
Informant Testimony
An informant is someone who provides evidence against someone else for money or to escape or reduce punishment for [his] [her] own misdeeds or crimes. The testimony of an informant must be examined and weighed by the jury with greater care than the testimony of an ordinary witness. The jury must determine whether the informant’s testimony has been affected by the agreement [he] [she] has with the prosecution or [his] [her] own interest in the outcome of this case or by prejudice against the defendant.
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 1.23, 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
4bb2df163ba9062eab6e9483745fa1896fe22b63246e912b06d7fc8926749590
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