US-CA3 · jury_instructions
3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.19
Impeachment of Witness - Prior Conviction (F.R.E. 609)
You are about to hear evidence that (name) has previously been
convicted of a crime (punishable by more than one year in jail)(involving
dishonesty or false statement). You may consider this evidence, along with
other pertinent evidence, in deciding whether or not to believe (name) and
how much weight to give to (name)’s testimony.
Provenance
- Source
- ca3.uscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-19
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
- Content hash
e706cef4500cc745845d03e006ea9deab110e8caf670729a111a0e550208fc40
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