Does a jury have a duty to consider the limited admissibility of evidence at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Henslee, D073777 (Cal. App. 2019):
The trial court "shall [instruct the jury] on any points of law pertinent to the issue, if requested by either party . . . ." (Pen. Code, 1093, subd. (f).) However, trial courts have no general duty to instruct sua sponte on the limited admissibility of evidence. (People v. Hinton (2006) 37 Cal.4th 839, 875.) CALCRIM 375 specifically addresses uncharged offenses and instructs the jury that it may disregard evidence if the prosecutor
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