US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 1.10
IMPEACHMENT BY PRIOR INCONSISTENCIES
You have heard the testimony of [name of witness]. You have
also heard that, before this trial, he made a statement that may
be different from his testimony here in court.
This earlier statement was brought to your attention only to
help you decide how believable his testimony in this trial was. You
cannot use it as proof of anything else. You can only use it as one
way of evaluating his testimony here in court.
Provenance
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- ca10.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-19
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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