On appeal, how is the wording of a jury instruction reviewed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. See, F067147 (Cal. App. 2015):
On appeal, the wording of a jury instruction is reviewed de novo and we determine whether the instructions were complete and correctly stated the law. (People v. Bell (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 428, 435.) When reviewing the correctness of jury instructions,
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