What is the test for determining whether jury instructions in a personal injury trial were erroneous?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carrillo, F059482 (Cal. App. 2011):
[Citations.]" (People v. Espinoza (1992) 3 Cal.4th 806, 823-824.) "What is crucial for present purposes is the meaning that the instructions communicated to the jury. If that meaning was not objectionable, the instructions cannot be deemed erroneous. [Citation.]" (People v. Benson, supra, 52 Cal.3d at p. 801, italics omitted.)
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