CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 208
Witness Identified as John or Jane Doe
In this case, a person is called ((John/Jane) Doe/ <insert
other name used>). This name is used only to protect (his/her) privacy, as
required by law. [The fact that the person is identified in this way is not
evidence. Do not consider this fact for any purpose.]
New August 2009
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
- Content hash
544186a7630bf519e2652460ff37878d90265179229cc572528c8fee076c9fe4
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