US-CA8 · jury_instructions
8th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.12
Disposition, During Trial, of All Charges Against One or More Codefendant[s]
At the beginning of the trial I told you that (insert name[s]) [was] [were] [a] defendant[s] in this case. The charge[s] against defendant[s] (insert name[s]) [has] [have] been disposed of, and [he] [she] [they] [is] [are] no longer [a] [defendant[s] in this case. You should not guess about or concern yourselves with the reason for this disposition. You are not to consider this fact when deciding if the [government] [prosecution] has proved, beyond a reasonable doubt, [its] [his] [her] case against defendant[s] (name remaining defendant[s]).
[I am striking the evidence that (describe stricken evidence). It is no longer before you, and you may not consider it.]1
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