M Civ JI 4.01A Support Persons or Animals

You [ are about to hear / have heard ] testimony from a witness who I [ will allow / have allowed ] to be accompanied by a support [ person / animal ]. You should disregard the support [ person / animal ]’s presence and decide the case based solely on the evidence presented. You should not consider the witness’s testimony to be any more or less credible because of the [ person / animal ]’s presence. You must not allow the use of a support [ person / animal ] to influence your decision in any way.

History

M Civ JI 4.01A was added April 2019.