What is the test for a jury to disregard an instruction when the evidence does not support the instruction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ledesma, B267036 (Cal. App. 2016):
5. The law also presumes that jurors will disregard an instruction when the evidence does not support its application. (People v. Frandsen (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 266, 278.)
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