California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jiles, B224074 (Cal. App. 2011):
We presume the jury followed the court's instructions. (People v. Boyette, supra, 29 Cal.4th at p. 436.) Appellant's argument that the presumption should not apply as there were 130 pages of instructions is unconvincing. To the extent some of the prosecutor's comment on concurrent intent was not accurate, the jury was instructed pursuant to CALJIC No. 1.00 to follow the instructions not argument.
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