Does a court have a duty to instruct?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dunn, B280982 (Cal. App. 2018):
absent a request for such an instruction.' [Citations.] Alternatively expressed, '[i]f an instruction relates "particular facts to the elements of the offense charged," it is a pinpoint instruction and the court does not have a sua sponte duty to instruct.' " (People v. Garvin (2003) 110 Cal.App.4th 484, 488-489.)
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