What are the requirements for an instruction on the additional elements of the word "circumstance findings"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Johnson, B256273 (Cal. App. 2016):
circumstance findings]), at least if "substantial evidence" supports the need for an instruction on the additional elements (People v. Delgado (2013) 56 Cal.4th 480, 488).5
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