What is the legal test used to determine whether a jury instruction correctly states the law?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Paniagua, B289253 (Cal. App. 2019):

"We review de novo whether a jury instruction correctly states the law." (People v. Bates (2019) 35 Cal.App.5th 1, 9.) "'When we review challenges to a jury instruction as being incorrect or incomplete, we evaluate the instructions as a whole, not in isolation. [Citation.] "For ambiguous instructions, the test is whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury misunderstood and misapplied the instruction."'" (People v. Nelson (2016) 1 Cal.5th 513, 544.) "The relevant inquiry here is

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