Can defense counsel invite instructional error?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Roberts, C062083, No.CM023868 (Cal. App. 2010):
defense counsel cannot be deemed to have invited instructional error given the evidence and state of the law at the time. (See People v. Moon (2005) 37 Cal.4th 1, 28.)
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