Does a defective instruction in a medical malpractice case affect a jury's verdict?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Forrester, 30 Cal.App.4th 1697, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 19 (Cal. App. 1994):

Nevertheless, we remain satisfied the constitutionally defective instruction "did not play any role in the jury's verdict." (Connecticut v. Johnson (1983) 460 U.S. 73, 87,

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