How must instructions be used in advising the jury of the government's burden of proof?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, D065740 (Cal. App. 2015):
words be used in advising the jury of the government's burden of proof. [Citation.] Rather, 'taken as a whole, the instructions [must] correctly conve[y] the concept of reasonable doubt to the jury.' " (Victor v. Nebraska (1994) 511 U.S. 1, 5.)
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