DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 4.8
Defendant’s Conviction of a Crime
DEFENDANT’S CONVICTION OF A CRIME
You may consider evidence that the defendant was previously convicted of
a [felony or a crime involving dishonesty] for the sole purpose of judging the
defendant’s credibility, or believability. Evidence of a prior conviction does not
necessarily destroy or damage the defendant’s credibility, and it does not mean
that the defendant has testified falsely. It is simply one of the circumstances that
you may consider in weighing the defendant’s testimony.
You may not consider evidence of the defendant’s prior conviction in
deciding guilt or innocence. You may only consider such evidence in judging the
defendant’s credibility.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
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