Puerto Rico Alibi Instruction

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Sample Jury Instruction - This sample jury instruction defines "Alibi" as it pertains to the facts of a particular case.

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The defendant has 10 days (unless the court alters that period) within which to serve the government with written notice of his intention to offer an alibi defense, "stat[ing] the specific place or places at which [he] claims to have been at the time of the alleged offense and the names and addresses of the witnesses ...

To establish a successful alibi, you need to prove the following elements: You were not physically present at the time and location of the crime. You had no reasonable opportunity to commit the crime. There is no possibility that you committed the crime.

General Principles Alibi evidence must be evidence that is "determinative of the final issue of guilt or innocence of the accused." It must be dispositive of guilt or innocence. An admission of being a party to some events making up the crime but not others is not an alibi. It must completely absolve the accused.

The burden of proof in an alibi defense is on the defendant. This means that the defendant must prove their alibi defense by a preponderance of the evidence, which is a lower standard of proof than beyond a reasonable doubt.

Elements of alibi defense In order to present a successful alibi, the defendant's attorney: The defendant was somewhere else when the crime took place; There was no reasonable opportunity for the defendant to have committed the crime; and. The defendant was unable to have committed the crime by any other means.

In general, defenses to crimes fall into three main categories: Negative, Affirmative, and Procedural. Negative defenses: A negative defense is when the defendant relies on lack of sufficient evidence needed to prove every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

To establish a successful alibi, you need to prove the following elements: You were not physically present at the time and location of the crime. You had no reasonable opportunity to commit the crime. There is no possibility that you committed the crime.

If the defendant has a bona fide alibi, the charges against him can be dismissed. If his alibi is false, the investigation may disclose that fact and the prosecution will have sufficient time to secure rebuttal evidence.

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Puerto Rico Alibi Instruction