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14-5035. Impeachment of defendant by inadmissible evidence.1

You may consider evidence that __________________ (describe circumstances)] for the purpose of determining whether the defendant told the truth when the defendant testified in this case and for that purpose only.

 

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1.         Upon request, this instruction must be given when the state uses illegally seized evidence to impeach the defendant.

[As amended by Supreme Court Order No. 18-8300-012, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2018.]

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