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14-5007. Evidence limited to one defendant.1

            You are [again]2 instructed that you must not consider evidence about _______________________ (describe evidence) against __________________ (name of defendant).

            You may consider this evidence only against __________________ (name of defendant).

            Your verdict as to each defendant must be reached as if each defendant were being tried separately.

USE NOTES

            1.         Upon request, the court must instruct the jury of the limited scope of evidence admitted only as to one co-defendant but not the other co-defendant when the co-defendants are tried jointly.

            2.         Use only if jury was admonished at the time the evidence was admitted.

[As amended by Supreme Court Order No. 19-8300-016, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2019.]

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