US-CA5 · jury_instructions
5th Cir. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 1.28
CONFESSION—STATEMENT VOLUNTARINESS
(SINGLE DEFENDANT)
In determining whether any statement, claimed to have been made by the defendant outside
of court and after an alleged crime has been committed, was knowingly and voluntarily made, you
should consider the evidence concerning such a statement with caution and great care. You should
give such weight to the statement as you feel it deserves under all the circumstances.
You may consider in that regard such factors as the age, sex, training, education,
occupation, and physical and mental condition of the defendant, his [her] treatment while under
interrogation, and all the other circumstances in evidence surrounding the making of the statement.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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