---
title: "Record when the court must restrict evidence to its proper scope"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/list-the-dangers-that-can-limit-the-use-of-evidence/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A44-FL20261022-20-US"
practice_area: "Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record when the court must restrict evidence to its proper scope

> Where the lawyer has marked evidence as admissible against one party or for one purpose but not against another party or for another purpose, record that, on timely request, the court must restrict the evidence to its…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Incoming evidence — deepfakes & synthetic documents](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Where the lawyer has marked evidence as admissible against one party or for one purpose but not against another party or for another purpose, record that, on timely request, the court must restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the jury accordingly. Do not decide that the evidence is admissible for any purpose. Do not draft the instruction. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides the limited purpose and requests the instruction. Federal Rule of Evidence 105 requires the restriction and the instruction on timely request. Rule 403 remains available where probative value is substantially outweighed by a listed danger. The advisory note on Rule 105 discusses a limiting instruction that did not protect an accused; that note is not applied as a holding. The tool does not draft the instruction and does not decide admission. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [List the dangers that can limit the use of evidence](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/incoming-evidence-deepfakes-and-synthetic-documents/list-the-dangers-that-can-limit-the-use-of-evidence.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Where the lawyer has marked evidence as admissible against one party or for one purpose but not against another party or for another purpose, record that, on timely request, the court must restrict the evidence to its proper scope and instruct the jury accordingly. Do not decide that the evidence is admissible for any purpose. Do not draft the instruction.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The duty arises on a timely request. The tool does not decide that a request was timely.
- Do not treat a limiting instruction as a substitute for a Rule 403 objection.

## Sources

- [Federal Rule of Evidence 105](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_105) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Federal Rule of Evidence 403](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_403) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*