US-CA11 · jury_instructions
11th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) S1.3
Testimony of Accomplice, Witness Using Addictive Drugs, or
Witness With Immunity
You must consider some witnesses’ testimony with more caution than
others.
For example, a witness may testify about events that occurred during a time
when the witness was using addictive drugs, and so the witness may have an
impaired memory of those events. And a witness who has been promised immunity
from prosecution or witnesses who hope to gain more favorable treatment in [his]
[or] [her] own case may have a reason to make a false statement in order to strike a
good bargain with the Government.
So while a witness of that kind may be entirely truthful when testifying, you
should consider that testimony with more caution than th e testimony of other
witnesses.
Provenance
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- ca11.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
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- criminal-2025-12
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