US-CA8 · jury_instructions
8th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.10
Cross-Examination of Defendant's Character Witness
You will recall that after witness (name) testified about the defendant's [reputation for] [character for] [reputation and character for] (insert character trait covered by testimony), the prosecutor asked the witness some questions about whether [he] [she] knew that (describe in brief terms the subject of the cross-examination on the character trait, e.g., the defendant was convicted of fraud on an earlier occasion). Those questions were asked only to help you decide if the witness really knew about the defendant's [reputation for] [character for] [reputation and character for] (insert character trait covered by the testimony). The information developed by the prosecutor on that subject may not be used by you for any other purpose.
That the defendant [committed] [may have committed] (describe character trait, e.g., committed fraud on an earlier occasion) is not evidence that [he] [she] committed the crime charged in this case.
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- juryinstructions.ca8.uscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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