Does the standard instruction in a motor vehicle accident (CALCRIM No. 3160) require a pinpoint instruction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Espinoza, 2d Crim. No. B293401 (Cal. App. 2019):
Moreover, the pinpoint instruction's list of injuries might lead jurors to believe that only the injuries on that list qualify as great bodily injuries. That creates an unnecessary potential conflict between the standard instruction (CALCRIM No. 3160) and the pinpoint.
Espinoza claims this pinpoint instruction was required by People v. Nava (1989) 207 Cal.App.3d 1490. We disagree.
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