Is a defendant entitled to an instruction directing the jury's attention from the consideration of which reasonable doubt might be engendered?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Glaude, 141 Cal.App.3d 633, 190 Cal.Rptr. 479 (Cal. App. 1983):
In People v. Guzman (1975) 47 Cal.App.3d 380, 387, 121 Cal.Rptr. 69, the court held "a defendant is entitled to an instruction directing the jury's attention to evidence from the consideration of which reasonable doubt of defendant's guilt might be engendered." (See also People v. Sears (1970) 2 Cal.3d 180, 190, 84 Cal.Rptr. 711, 465 P.2d 847.)
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