2.22 Witness Who Has Pleaded Guilty to the Same or Related Charges You have heard evidence that pleaded guilty to (name of witness) charges arising from the events that are the subject of this trial. You must not consider guilty plea as any evidence of (name of witness)’s (name of to plead guilty was a personal defendant)’s (Name of witness)’s guilt. decision decision about own guilt. You should disregard (his)(her) (name of witness)’s guilty plea completely when considering guilt or (name of defendant)’s innocence. Instead, you may consider guilty plea only for the (name of witness)’s purpose of (select appropriate purpose): determining how much, if at all, to rely upon testimony; (his)(her) or foreclosing the suggestion that the party producing the witness was concealing evidence; or rebutting the inference that the witness was not prosecuted and that was singled out for prosecution; (name of defendant) or explaining the firsthand knowledge of the events; or witness’s rebutting the assertion that was acting as a (name of witness) government agent while engaged in the activities that formed the basis of the guilty plea. You should give testimony the weight you believe it (name of witness)’s deserves, keeping in mind that it must be considered with caution and great
2.22 Witness Who Has Pleaded Guilty to the Same or Related Charges You have heard evidence that (name of witness) pleaded guilty to charges arising from the events that are the subject of this trial. You must not consider (name of witness)’s guilty plea as any evidence of (name of defendant)’s guilt. (Name of witness)’s decision to plead guilty was a personal decision about (his)(her) own guilt. You should disregard (name of witness)’s guilty plea completely when considering (name of defendant)’s guilt or innocence. Instead, you may consider (name of witness)’s guilty plea only for the purpose of (select appropriate purpose): determining how much, if at all, to rely upon (his)(her) testimony; or foreclosing the suggestion that the party producing the witness was concealing evidence; or rebutting the inference that the witness was not prosecuted and that (name of defendant) was singled out for prosecution; or explaining the witness’s firsthand knowledge of the events; or rebutting the assertion that (name of witness) was acting as a government agent while engaged in the activities that formed the basis of the guilty plea. You should give (name of witness)’s testimony the weight you believe it deserves, keeping in mind that it must be considered with caution and great
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