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Wis JI-Criminal 320
Impeachment of the Defendant by Prior Inconsistent Statements Which are Inadmissible in the State's Case-in Chief
[MUST BE GIVEN UPON REQUEST.] 1
Evidence has been received that the defendant made a statement 2 before trial which is
inconsistent with the defendant's testimony in court.
This evidence may be taken into consideration only to help you decide if what the
defendant said in court was true.
It must not be considered as proof of the facts contained in the statement.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 320 (2001). Release No. 39, 4/2001. Wis JI-Criminal 320 (© 1971) was withdrawn in 1976 and replaced with an instruction that applied only. 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
ee08e116aa593ef213c299c5551b5ba265c3b9f7cb696fa2f185d9903184577b
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