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CJI2d[NY] Molineux, Limiting Instruction
UNCHARGED CRIMES & BAD ACTS (MOLINEUX)
There is evidence in the case that, on another occasion, the defendant [(engaged in criminal conduct) (was convicted of a crime) or (specify)].
That evidence was not offered, and must not be considered, for the purpose of proving that the defendant had a propensity or predisposition to commit the crime(s) charged in this case.²
It was offered as evidence for your consideration on the question of (specify). If you find the evidence believable, you may consider it for that limited purpose and for none other.³
History
Caption: UNCHARGED CRIMES & BAD ACTS (MOLINEUX). Read from the committee's Word file. Prepared by the New York State Unified Court System Committee on Criminal Jury Instructions, Model Colloquies, and Evidence Rules; published by the Unified Court System at nycourts.gov (the internet edition is the only current and official publication of CJI2d).
Provenance
- Source
- nycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
- Content hash
00be565d2a4cfea9f0e1b5ca195c729333d16cb69dcdf85597d8688253a04dc8
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