Can a jury be ordered to follow instructions after the trial court answered the jury's question?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Gray, G049823 (Cal. App. 2014):

reinstruction after the trial court answered the jury's question. But the argument is not forfeited because the trial court framed its answer as a "modification to the instructions you have," and errors in the instructions may affect the defendant's substantial rights ( 1259), requiring no objection for appellate review (e.g., People v. Hillhouse (2002) 27 Cal.4th 469, 503). We find no reversible error here, however, because when read together, the trial court's oral and written instructions correctly stated the law.

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