IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 3.20B
Translation of Non-English Language Recording
You [(are about to (hear) (watch)) (have (heard) (watched))] a recording in the
___________ language. You [(have been) (were)] given a transcript of the recording that has
been admitted into evidence. The transcript is an English-language translation of the recording.
Although some of you may know the ________________ language, it is important that
all jurors consider the same evidence. The transcript is the evidence, not the foreign language
spoken in the recording. Therefore, you must accept and rely only on the English translation
contained in the transcript. Disregard any perceived different meaning. Do not comment to
fellow jurors on what you heard in the _________________ language. Do not reinterpret for
other jurors evidence that has been translated because that would be providing information not
admitted in court.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
4a14781733e685faae8704a89bebe7e49987846b68393719a8637157ef3a1ac6
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