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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-161
CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES – POLICE OFFICERS
In this case, you have heard testimony from a police officer. You should consider a police officer’s testimony in the same way that you would evaluate any other testimony in the case. As with any other witness, you may consider the officer’s testimony in light of [his] [her] training and experience. You should not give either greater or lesser weight to the testimony of a witness merely because he or she is a police officer.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-161 (11/09/07). 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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