Is it a question of law that this court will review de novo?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Lester, C083333 (Cal. App. 2019):

Instructional error is a question of law that this court reviews de novo. (People v. Guiuan (1998) 18 Cal.4th 558, 569.)

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