Is a jury presumed to have followed the judge's instructions?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Legaspi v. Barnes, Case No. 1:15-cv-00844 DAD MJS (HC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
presumed to have followed such instructions. See Weeks v. Angelone, 528 U.S. 225, 226, 120 S. Ct. 727, 145 L. Ed. 2d 727 (2000) (jury presumed to follow judge's instructions).
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