§ 60-406 Limited admissibility.

Here's a plain English summary of this rule:

Sometimes evidence in a trial is okay to use for one reason but not for another. It might also be fine against one person in the case but not fair to use against someone else. When this happens, the judge has to step in and set limits on how the jury can use that evidence.

If a lawyer asks for it, the judge must tell the jury exactly what the evidence can and cannot be used for. For example, the judge might say the jury can only consider a piece of evidence when deciding about one defendant, not another. Or the judge might explain that evidence can be used to question someone's honesty, but not as proof that they actually did something wrong.

This rule protects people from being unfairly judged based on evidence that does not really apply to them or their situation. It keeps trials fair by making sure the jury understands the proper boundaries around what they are hearing. Without this kind of instruction, jurors might misuse evidence in ways that hurt one party unfairly, even though the evidence was only meant to help decide a narrow issue.