DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 4.17
[Uncollected/Unpreserved/Unmaintained] Evidence
[UNCOLLECTED/UNPRESERVED/UNMAINTAINED] EVIDENCE
In this case, the Court has ruled that the State failed to
[collect/preserve/maintain] evidence that is material or significant to the defense.
The evidence in question is [describe the evidence]. Because the State failed to
[collect/ preserve/maintain] this evidence, you must assume that, if the evidence
were available at trial, it would tend to prove that the defendant is not guilty.
This assumption, which is also called an inference, does not mean that the
defendant should be found "not guilty." You must weigh the assumption along
with all other evidence in order to reach your conclusion about whether the
defendant is guilty or not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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