What is the standard jury instruction for jury instructions in a motor vehicle case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Fujita, B246069 (Cal. App. 2014):

or neglected to perform a legal duty." (Italics added.) (People v. Burney (2009) 47 Cal.4th 203, 246 [trial court properly refused duplicative proposed instruction that "would not have provided the jury with anything beyond what it otherwise learned" from pattern jury instructions].) The standard instructions made it clear that more than drunk driving or injury to the victim is required to prove the charged offenses. They also clearly defined the ordinary care standard on which the prosecution relied.

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