IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 3.05
Impeachment by Proof of Conviction of Crime
The credibility of a witness may be attacked by introducing evidence that the witness has
been convicted of a crime. Evidence of this kind may be considered by you in connection with
all the other facts and circumstances in evidence in deciding the weight to be given to the
testimony of that witness.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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