CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Crim. Jury Instr. 2.6-11
Third Party Culpability
New, June 13, 2008 (modified November 6, 2014)
There has been evidence that a third party, not the defendant, committed the crime[s] with which
the defendant is charged. This evidence is not intended to prove the guilt of the third party, but
is part of the total evidence for you to consider. The burden remains on the state to prove each
and every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt.
It is up to you, and to you alone, to determine whether any of this evidence, if believed, tends to
directly connect a third party to the crime[s] with which the defendant is charged. If after a full
and fair consideration and comparison of all the evidence, you have left in your minds a
reasonable doubt indicating that the alleged third party, <insert name of third party>, may be
responsible for the crime[s] the defendant is charged with committing, then it would be your duty
to render a verdict of not guilty as to the accused, <insert name of defendant>.
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