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Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 3.00
PARTICULAR TYPES OF EVIDENCE
INTRODUCTION
As a general proposition, the Committee disapproves of instructions which comment on
particular types of evidence, e.g., flight. We agree with those cases holding that
“Courts are under a general obligation to avoid giving instructions which unduly
emphasize one part of the evidence in a case, and are not required to give an instruction
that would provide the jury with no more guidance than that available to them by
application of common sense.” People v. McClellan, 62 Ill.App.3d 590, 595, 378 N.E.2d
1221 (1st Dist.1978).
There are, however, certain exceptions to the general disapproval. This Chapter contains
those exceptions. Each of the following instructions should be used only in cases where it is
applicable.
Introduction Approved October 17, 2014
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