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Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction 1.29A
Prior Bad Acts - Evidence Rule 404(b)
You [have heard] [are about to hear] evidence that the defendant may have engaged in conduct other than the conduct for which [he][she] is on trial.
If you find that the defendant engaged in this other conduct, then you may only consider this evidence for the purpose of deciding whether you believe it shows [insert Evidence Rule 404(b)(1) purpose, including but not limited to, proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, or absence of mistake or accident.]
You may consider this evidence for that purpose only. In doing so, you should weigh it in the same way as you do all of the other evidence in this case, and only give it the weight that you believe it deserves for that limited purpose. If you find this evidence has no weight, then you should disregard it entirely.
Do not use this evidence for any other purpose, or even talk about it for other purposes in your deliberations. It would be improper and unfair for you to do so.
History
Alaska Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions 1.29A, dated Revised 2026; list of updates: February 2026. 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
9c121c4feba38cbffb794e03141a2750b9e16cf67cc136bc43aa0a3d8c088254
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