Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 4.16

TESTIMONY OF A CHILD WITNESS

A child is not disqualified from being a witness simply by reason of the

child’s youth.

As with all witnesses, you are the sole judge of the credibility, or

believability, of a child. You may consider not only the child’s age, but all the

factors that apply to adult witnesses, such as: the witness’s demeanor or behavior

while testifying; the witness’s capacity to understand the difference between truth

and falsehood; and the witness’s capacity to observe and remember facts

accurately. You must give the child's testimony the weight that it deserves under

all of the circumstances.