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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 2.560
Prior Inconsistent Statement of Witness
If you believe from the evidence that a witness [other than the defendant] previously made a
statement inconsistent with his testimony at this trial, the only purpose for which that statement
may be considered by you is for its bearing on the witness’ credibility. It is not evidence that what
the witness previously said is true.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. 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
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
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