CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 351
Cross-Examination of Character Witness
The attorney for the People was allowed to ask defendant’s character
witness[es] if (he/she/they) had heard that the defendant had engaged in
certain conduct. These “have you heard” questions and their answers are
not evidence that the defendant engaged in any such conduct. Y ou may
consider these questions and answers only to evaluate the meaning and
importance of (the/a) character witness’s testimony.
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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