THE SHELLOW COLLECTION
Jury Instructions By James M. Shellow of Wisconsin
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    1.    No Consideration Of Codefendant's Pre-Arrest Silence (Doyle)

THE SHELLOW COLLECTION
Jury Instructions By James M. Shellow of Wisconsin

ALERT:  Carefully review the Caveats and Disclaimers before using these materials.

    You have heard evidence that _______________ (name of codefendant) did not furnish information to the _______________ (name of jurisdiction) authorities when he met with them and his lawyer in the offices of the FBI.

    The fact that _______________ (name of codefendant) said nothing and spoke through his lawyer may not be considered as evidence that either ________________ (name of codefendant) was implicated in the murder or that _______________ (name of defendant) was implicated in this murder.

RELATED NCJIC MATERIALS:

See generally NCJIC 25.14 [Adoptive Admissions: (Pre-Trial Silence/Doyle)].