Can a jury refuse a jury instruction that is argumentative?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. WHEELER, A124318, No. 0803775 (Cal. App. 2010):
Courts must refuse a jury instruction that is argumentative. (People v. Mincey (1992) 2 Cal.4th 408, 437.) A jury instruction is argumentative if it is " "of such a character as to invite the jury to draw inferences favorable to one of the parties from
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