CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 317
Former Testimony of Unavailable Witness
The testimony that <insert name of witness> has given
under oath (was/will be) (read to/played for) you because (he/she) is not
available. Y ou must evaluate this testimony by the same standards that
you apply to a witness who testified here in court.
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2022
- Content hash
10abe25d46661aee1f5ca428ff05ea9c8d8cd837859e6213a76fac71b571c534
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