US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 1.12
IMPEACHMENT BY PRIOR CONVICTION
(Witness Other Than Defendant)
The testimony of a witness may be discredited or impeached
by showing that the witness previously has been convicted of a
[felony, that is, of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term
of years] or of a [crime of dishonesty or false statement]. A prior
conviction does not mean that a witness is not qualified to testify
but is merely one circumstance that you may consider in
determining the credibility of the witness. You may decide how
much weight to give any [prior felony conviction] [crime of
dishonesty] that was used to impeach a witness.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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