CALCRIM No. 305. Multiple Defendants: Limited Admissibility of Defendant’s Statement

Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions (2024 edition)

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305.Multiple Defendants: Limited Admissibility of Defendant’s
Statement
You have heard evidence that defendant <insert defendant’s
name> made a statement (out of court/before trial). You may consider
that evidence only against (him/her), not against any other defendant.
New January 2006
BENCH NOTES
Instructional Duty
The court has no sua sponte duty to give an instruction on defendant’s statements;
however, it must be given on request. (Evid. Code, § 355; People v. Simms (1970)
10 Cal.App.3d 299, 311 [89 Cal.Rptr. 1].)
If the defendant made the statement out of court, give that phrase in the
parenthetical. If the statement was made in a previous proceeding, give the phrase
“before trial.” (See People v. Perry (1972) 7 Cal.3d 756, 787-788 [103 Cal.Rptr.
161, 499 P.2d 129].)
AUTHORITY
• Instructional Requirements. Evid. Code, § 355.
RELATED ISSUES
See the Related Issues section to CALCRIM No. 303, Limited Purpose Evidence in
General.
SECONDARY SOURCES
1 Witkin, California Evidence (5th ed. 2012) Circumstantial Evidence, §§ 32, 33, 35.
4 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 85,
Submission to Jury and Verdict, § 85.02[2][b] (Matthew Bender).
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