California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Eudave, F071096, F071119 (Cal. App. 2017):
As authority for his position, the Attorney General relies in large part on the following quote from People v. Jones (1997) 58 Cal.App.4th 693, 710-711: " ' "A verdict is to be given a reasonable intendment and be construed in light of the issues submitted to the jury and the instructions of the court." [Citations.]' [Citations.] 'The form of a verdict is immaterial provided the intention to convict of the crime charged is unmistakably expressed. [Citation.]' [Citation.] '[T]echnical defects in a verdict may be
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