CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 356
Miranda-Defective Statements
Y ou have heard evidence that the defendant made a statement to a peace
officer. [I am referring to the statement (about which Officer[s]
testified/ <insert other description to identify
statement, e.g., time and place statement was taken>).]
If you conclude that the defendant made this statement, you may
consider it only to help you decide whether to believe the defendant’s
testimony. Y ou may not consider it as proof that the statement is true or
for any other purpose.
[Y ou should view an unrecorded oral statement cautiously.]
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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