How has the court treated the issue of "inappropriate" instruction in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. West, A152085 (Cal. App. 2020):
West objected that the instruction was "inappropriate in this context." The court agreed the instruction was not appropriate because it "speak[s] specifically and directly on issues of guilt." West "may not now complain that the court did exactly what he insisted upon." (People v. Cooper, supra, 53 Cal.3d at p. 827.)
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