NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 101.25
TESTIMONY OF EXPERT WITNESS.
In this case you have heard evidence from [a witness] [witnesses]
who [has] [have] testified as (an) expert witness(es). An expert witness
is permitted to testify in the form of an opinion in a field where he
purports to have specialized skill or knowledge.
As I have instructed you, you are the sole judges of the credibility
of each witness and the weight to be given to the testimony of each
witness. In making this determination as to the testimony of an expert
witness, you should consider, in addition to the other tests of credibility
and weight about which I have already instructed you, the evidence with
respect to the witness's training, qualifications, and experience or the
lack thereof; the reasons, if any, given for the opinion; whether or not
the opinion is supported by facts that you find from the evidence;
whether or not the opinion is reasonable; and whether or not it is
consistent with the other believable evidence in the case.
You should consider the opinion of an expert witness, but you are
not bound by it. In other words, you are not required to accept an expert
witness's opinion to the exclusion of the facts and circumstances
disclosed by other testimony.
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 101.25 (February 1994). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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