CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 2.5-6
Prior Conviction or Misconduct of Witness
The evidence that one of the witnesses, <insert name of witness>, <insert one of the following:>
• was previously convicted of the crime(s) of <insert crime(s)>
• has admitted (stealing/cheating/lying)
is only admissible on the question of the credibility of the witness, that is, the weight that you
will give the witness’s testimony. You may consider the witness’s (prior conviction/act[s]) of
(stealing/cheating/lying) in weighing the credibility of this witness and give such weight to those
facts that you decide is fair and reasonable in determining the credibility of this witness.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
- Content hash
606d61c52be62b33d1c42f3e23b2db284adc8e59339cbe150441bf759a29b6f8
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