California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Robinson, B289249 (Cal. App. 2019):
to create a reasonable doubt, and to so conclude would go against the law defining the standard. "It is permissible to argue that the jury may reject impossible or unreasonable interpretations of the evidence and to so characterize a defense theory. [Citations.] It is permissible to urge that a jury may be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt even in the face of conflicting, incomplete, or partially inaccurate accounts." (People v. Centeno (2014) 60 Cal.4th 659, 672.) In addition, the trial court promptly told the jury to determine on its own what constituted a reasonable doubt by referring to the jury instructions, which fully defined the reasonable doubt standard.
No prosecutorial misconduct occurred.
3. The court's response to the jury question does not require reversal
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