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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-106
UNINDICTED OR UNCHARGED CO-CONSPIRATOR AS GOVERNMENT WITNESS
The government has called as witnesses people who are named by the prosecution as co-conspirators but who were not charged as defendants. Such witnesses are called [unindicted] [uncharged] co-conspirators.
You should evaluate their testimony with care and caution. Consider whether they have an interest in the case and whether they have a motive to testify falsely. In other words, ask yourselves whether they have a stake in the outcome of this trial. Whether to believe the testimony of an [unindicted] [uncharged] co-conspirator, and how much weight to give it, is up to you.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-106 (05/10/04). Prepared by the Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions committee; published on vtjuryinstructions.org, sponsored by the Vermont Bar Association. The committee states that the instructions have not been approved by the Vermont Supreme Court.
Provenance
- Source
- vtjuryinstructions.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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