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Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 213
Expert Witness Testimony
During the trial, you heard testimony from an expert witness. The law allows an expert
witness to give [his/her] opinion about issues in [his/her] area of expertise even if [he/she] did
not witness any of the actions or events involved in this trial.
You do not have to accept the expert witness’s opinion. As with any other witness, it is
up to you to decide whether you believe the expert witness’s testimony and whether you choose
to use it as a basis for your decision in this case. You may believe all, a part, or none of the
expert witness’s testimony.
History
Proposed Mississippi Plain Language Model Jury Instructions - Civil 213 (current as of February 17, 2012). Submitted in 2012 by the Mississippi Model Jury Instructions Commission (created by the Supreme Court of Mississippi by order of December 30, 2008) and published by the Court on courts.ms.gov. The Court states that these model jury instructions have not been adopted or approved by the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
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