California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vanderwood, D074896 (Cal. App. 2019):
In criminal cases, the trial court has a sua sponte duty to instruct the jury on all general principles of law relevant to the issues raised by the evidence. (People v. Breverman (1998) 19 Cal.4th 142, 154.) We independently review the correctness and adequacy of the trial court's instructions, examining whether the court " 'fully and fairly instructed on the applicable law.' " (People v. Ramos (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 1082,
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