WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Criminal 380B
Defendant: Voluntary Absence Without Leave of Court Granted
[During the Trial
The defendant has the right to appear in this matter. However, (name of defendant) is
not present at this time and will instead be represented by (his) (her) attorney. The trial will
proceed in (name of defendant)’s absence, which you should not take into consideration in
any way, nor should it influence your verdict. Your decision must be based solely on the
evidence presented during the trial.]
[Prior to Deliberation2
The defendant had the right to appear in this matter. However, (name of defendant)
did not appear in this action and was instead represented by (his) (her) attorney. Despite
the trial proceeding in (name of defendant)’s absence, you should not consider this fact in
your deliberations, nor should it influence your verdict. Your decision must be based solely
on the evidence presented during the trial.]
History
Wis JI-Criminal 380B (7/2024). Release No. 64. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2024. 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
fa3b85db32fa6bdbd3f88319e6bbe0a6e429cf00eb619e395af2de96d0839e0b
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