CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 850
Testimony on Intimate Partner Battering and Its Effects:
Credibility of Complaining Witness
Y ou have heard testimony from <insert name of expert>
regarding the effect of (battered women’s syndrome/intimate partner
battering/ <insert other description used by expert for
syndrome>).
(Battered women’s syndrome/Intimate partner battering and its effects/
<insert other description used by expert for syndrome>) relate
to a pattern of behavior that may be present in domestic abuse cases.
Testimony as to (battered women’s syndrome/the effects of intimate
partner battering/ <insert other description used by expert for
syndrome>) is offered only to explain certain behavior of an alleged
victim of domestic abuse.
’s <insert name of expert> testimony about (battered
women’s syndrome/intimate partner battering/ <insert other
description used by expert for syndrome>) is not evidence that the
defendant committed any of the crimes charged against (him/her) [or
any conduct or crime[s] with which (he/she) was not charged].
Y ou may consider this evidence only in deciding whether or not
’s <insert name of alleged victim of abuse> conduct was
consistent with the conduct of someone who has been abused and in
evaluating the believability of (his/her) testimony.
New January 2006; Revised March 2017, April 2020, September 2022
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2023
- Content hash
3338c9569b4423d5650f6788dcb0360de97c6f720185cd1ba4a73d8eea5d34cd
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