Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

affirmative converse instruction

An instruction presenting a hypothetical that, if true, commands a verdict in favor of the defendant. ( An affirmative converse instruction usu. begins with language such as "your verdict must be for the defendant if you believe affirmative instruction. An instruction that removes an issue from the jury's consideration, such as an instruction that whatever the evidence, the defendant cannot be con- victed under the indictment count to which the charge is directed. - Also termed affirmative charge.