UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV633
Police officer testimony.
A police officer may testify as a fact witness or as an expert witness or both.
If the police officer testified about what [he] saw, about [his] observations of the accident scene or the individuals or vehicles involved, or about [his] interviews of the parties or witnesses, the officer was testifying as a fact witness.
If the officer offered opinions based on [his] education, training, or experience, [he] was testifying as an expert witness.
In either case, you should evaluate the officer's testimony the same as you would the testimony of any other fact or expert witness and give the testimony the weight you think it deserves. You should not give a police officer's testimony greater weight simply because [he] is a police officer.
Provenance
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- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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