Does the standard CALCRIM instruction need to be changed?

Because the trial court properly instructed the jury, I do not think that the trial court should have added anything to the standard CALCRIM instruction. In criminal cases, the trial court has the duty to ensure that the jury is adequately instructed on the applicable law to the extent necessary to allow it to decide the case. ( People v. Wims (1995) 10 Cal.4th 293, 303, 41 Cal.Rptr.2d 241, 895 P.2d 77 ; People v. Shoals (1992) 8 Cal.App.4th 475, 489, 10 Cal.Rptr.2d 296.) That is exactly what the trial court did here.

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¹ All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.