The following excerpt is from Lima v. Cate, CASE NO. 06-CV-02388-AJB (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2012):
[constitutional right]." Donnelly v. DeChristoforo, 416 U.S. 637, 643 (1974). An jury instruction error will violate due process only when there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury has applied the challenged instruction in a way that violates the constitution.
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