What is the test for instructing a jury on the lesser offenses of the crime charged by the prosecution?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Davis, B265537 (Cal. App. 2017):
The trial court must instruct the jury not only on the crime charged by the prosecution, but also on lesser offenses of the crime charged and supported by the evidence. (People v. Barton
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