CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 1192
Testimony on Rape Trauma Syndrome
Y ou have heard testimony from <insert name of expert>
regarding rape trauma syndrome.
Rape trauma syndrome relates to a pattern of behavior that may be
present in rape cases. Testimony as to the trauma syndrome is offered
only to explain certain behavior of an alleged victim of rape.
’s <insert name of expert> testimony about rape trauma
syndrome is not evidence that the defendant committed any of the
crimes charged against (him/her) [or any conduct or crime[s] with which
(he/she) was not charged]. Y ou may consider this evidence only in
deciding whether or not ’s <insert name of alleged rape
victim> conduct was consistent with the conduct of someone who has
been raped, and in evaluating the believability of the alleged victim.
New January 2006; Revised April 2020, September 2022
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2023
- Content hash
0e88e9b71f4d44b0e3a419d64b009652d1950b2086e4b48df11838147217ef16
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