California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Padilla, E066273 (Cal. App. 2018):
occurred; the jury was so instructed here. "Absent evidence to the contrary, . . . we presume the jurors followed the[] instructions. [Citation.]" (People v. Masters (2016) 62 Cal.4th 1019, 1071.) We see no reason why the jury could not follow this instruction in this case.
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