CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 362
Consciousness of Guilt: False Statements
If [the] defendant [<insert name of defendant when multiple
defendants on trial>] made a false or misleading statement before this
trial relating to the charged crime, knowing the statement was false or
intending to mislead, that conduct may show (he/she) was aware of (his/
her) guilt of the crime and you may consider it in determining (his/her)
guilt. [Y ou may not consider the statement in deciding any other
defendant’s guilt.]
If you conclude that the defendant made the statement, it is up to you to
decide its meaning and importance. However, evidence that the
defendant made such a statement cannot prove guilt by itself.
New January 2006; Revised August 2009, April 2010, September 2019
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2020
- Content hash
c9c3653c9865253360559b7243090f3458ca149544fae1c03b97949febb1b6cd
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