In what circumstances will a jury be instructed to "reiterate the instructions already given" in a trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Virto, B243201 (Cal. App. 2016):
In any event, the trial court carefully considered the jury's question, and determined that it should "reiterate the instructions already given" (People v. Beardslee,
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