US-CA8 · jury_instructions
8th Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Criminal) 2.17
Defendant's Testimony— Impeachment by Otherwise Inadmissible Statement (Harris v. New York)
There has been evidence that defendant (name) was questioned prior to this trial, and made certain statements. You may use that evidence only to help you decide whether [he] [she] made a statement before trial and whether what [he] [she] said here in court was true.
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2026-08-19
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