In what circumstances will the jury consider the prosecutor's statement of the law as a statement of law by the judge?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Blade, B280956 (Cal. App. 2018):
15. We also note that the jury was instructed with CALCRIM No. 203 to consider the evidence and render a decision separately as to each defendant and each charge. We presume the jury followed these instructions. (See, e.g., People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 717 [reviewing court presumes "'that jurors treat the court's instructions as a statement of the law by a judge, and the prosecutor's comments as words spoken by an advocate in an attempt to persuade'"].)
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