California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Moore, No. E048982, No. VCR6558 (Cal. App. 2011):
used in advising the jury of the government's burden of proof. [Citation.] Rather, 'taken as a whole, the instructions [must] correctly convey the concept of reasonable doubt to the jury.' [Citation.]" (Victor v. Nebraska (1994) 511 U.S. 1, 5.) "[T]he proper inquiry is not whether the instruction 'could have' been applied in an unconstitutional manner, but whether there is a reasonable likelihood that the jury did so apply it." (Id. at p. 6.)
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