US-CA10 · jury_instructions
10th Cir. Crim. Pattern Jury Instr. 1.13
IMPEACHMENT BY EVIDENCE OF UNTRUTHFUL
CHARACTER
You have heard the testimony of [name of witness], who was
a witness in the [government’s] [defense’s] case. You also heard
testimony from others concerning [their opinion about his
character for truth -telling] [his reputation, in the community
where he lives, for telling the truth]. It is up to you to decide from
what you heard here whether [name of witness] was telling the
truth in this trial. In deciding this, you should bear in mind the
testimony concerning his [reputation for] truthfulness.
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- 2026-09-03
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- 2026-09-03
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