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Wis JI-Criminal 465
Closing Instruction: Optional Short Form
You are to decide this case fairly and impartially, without fear or favor, and without
passion or prejudice.
You are to decide only whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the offense[s]
charged. Any consequences of your verdict are matters for the court alone to decide and must
not affect your deliberations.
[Give instructions on the verdicts submitted.]
History
Wis JI-Criminal 465 (2010). Release No. 48, 5/2010. © 2010, 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
480dafcceddee00143b45d841b59996422c7f0ea3c685b27696370da104bee76
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