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Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 2.130
Prior Inconsistent Statement by Witness
If you believe from the evidence that a witness [other than a party] previously made a statement
inconsistent with his testimony at this trial, the only purpose for which you may consider the
statement is for its bearing on the witness’s credibility. It is not evidence that what the witness
previously said is true.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
- Content hash
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