Does the jury have to be fully and correctly instructed on murder and malice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lynn, 159 Cal.App.3d 715, 206 Cal.Rptr. 181 (Cal. App. 1984):
This argument ignores the fundamental rule that all instructions must be read together and the determination whether the jury was correctly instructed is made from the entire charge of the court (see People v. Northrop, 132 Cal.App.3d 1027, 1037-1038, 182 Cal.Rptr. 197). The trial court fully and correctly instructed on murder and on malice. 6 It followed these instructions
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