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Wis JI-Criminal 103
Evidence Defined
Evidence is:
First, the sworn testimony of witnesses, both on direct and cross-examination, regardless
of who called the witness.
Second, the exhibits the court has received, whether or not an exhibit goes to the jury
room. 1
Third, any facts to which the lawyers have agreed or stipulated 2 or which the court has
directed you to find.
Anything you may have seen or heard outside the courtroom is not evidence. You are to
decide the case solely on the evidence offered and received at trial.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 103 (2000). Release No. 38, 4/2000. © 2000, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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