CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 2.4-8
Impeachment -- Prior Convictions of Defendant
In this case evidence was introduced to show that in <insert year> the defendant was convicted
of a felony, which is any crime for which a person may be incarcerated for more than one year.
Evidence of the commission of a crime other than the one charged is not admissible to prove the
guilt of the defendant in this particular case. The commission of other crimes by this defendant
has been admitted into evidence for the sole purpose of affecting (his/her) credibility. You must
weigh the testimony and consider it along with all the other evidence in the case. You may
consider the convictions of the defendant only as they bear upon (his/her) credibility, and you
should determine that credibility upon the same considerations as those given to any other
witness.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
- Content hash
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