What is the test for instructing a jury on the law relating to the facts established in the case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vassar, 207 Cal.App.2d 318, 24 Cal.Rptr. 481 (Cal. App. 1962):
'The trial judge in a criminal case is only required to instruct the jury on the law relating to the facts established in the case and on matters vital to a proper consideration of the evidence.' (People v. LaGrange, 163 Cal.App.2d 100, 105, 328 P.2d 816, 818.)
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