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Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-301
DEFENDANT NOT TESTIFYING
Under the law, (Def)_______________ has an absolute right not to testify. You may not draw an inference of any kind because [he] [she] did not testify.
History
Vermont Model Criminal Jury Instructions CR05-301 (06/01/07). 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
- Content hash
6b64deca862fa68f811f9a3c751c6b63314ce03072f903f055f36c08b6624abb
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