Does a defendant have a right to ask for an instruction to direct the jury's attention to evidence from which a reasonable doubt can be inferred?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jeffers, 41 Cal.App.4th 917, 49 Cal.Rptr.2d 86 (Cal. App. 1996):
A defendant, upon proper request therefor, has a right to an instruction to direct the jury's attention to evidence from which a reasonable doubt [41 Cal.App.4th 925] of his guilt could be inferred. (People v. Sears (1970) 2 Cal.3d 180, 190, 84 Cal.Rptr. 711, 465 P.2d 847.)
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