INSTRUCTION NO. _____ A fact may be proven by either direct or circumstantial evidence. Under the law, both are acceptable ways to prove something. Neither is necessarily more reliable than the other. Direct evidence is based on first-hand observation of the fact in question. For example, a that they looked out a window and saw snow falling might be offered as witness’s testimony direct evidence that it had snowed. Circumstantial evidence is indirect. It is based on observations of related facts that may lead you to reach a conclusion about the fact in question. For example, a witness’s testimony that they looked out a window and saw snow covering the ground might be offered as circumstantial evidence that it had snowed. INSTRUCTION NO. _____ The court admitted certain evidence for a limited purpose. You are again instructed that you cannot consider that evidence except for the limited purpose I told you about when it was admitted. INSTRUCTION NO. _____ The parties have agreed as to the existence of certain facts. You may regard those facts as proven.
INSTRUCTION NO. _____ A fact may be proven by either direct or circumstantial evidence. Under the law, both are acceptable ways to prove something. Neither is necessarily more reliable than the other. Direct evidence is based on first-hand observation of the fact in question. For example, a witness’s testimony that they looked out a window and saw snow falling might be offered as direct evidence that it had snowed. Circumstantial evidence is indirect. It is based on observations of related facts that may lead you to reach a conclusion about the fact in question. For example, a witness’s testimony that they looked out a window and saw snow covering the ground might be offered as circumstantial evidence that it had snowed. INSTRUCTION NO. _____ The court admitted certain evidence for a limited purpose. You are again instructed that you cannot consider that evidence except for the limited purpose I told you about when it was admitted. INSTRUCTION NO. _____ The parties have agreed as to the existence of certain facts. You may regard those facts as proven.
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