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Wis JI-Criminal 145
Information Not Evidence
(An information) (A complaint) is nothing more than a written, formal accusation against
a defendant charging the commission of one or more criminal acts. You are not to consider it
as evidence against the defendant in any way. It does not raise any inference of guilt. 1
History
Wis JI-Criminal 145 (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
59abf325f5052dd01ac36ed31df41ef71e359188a650ad68fc58d80a2d575d0b
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