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212. Statements of a Party Opponent
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212. Statements of a Party Opponent Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Request by Defendant Requested by Given as Proposed Given as Modified Given on Court?s Motion Refused Withdrawn Judge Instruction No 1 A party may offer into evidence any oral or written statement made by an opposing party outside the courtroom. When you evaluate evidence of such a statement, you must consider these questions: 1. Do you believe that the party actually made the statement? If you do not believe that the party made the statement, you may not consider the statement at all. 2. If you believe that the statement was made, do you believe it was reported accurately? You should view testimony about an oral statement made by a party outside the courtroom with caution. New September 2003