When a prosecutor asks a jury to follow the law, what is the impact of the law on the jury?

31 The prosecutor referred to the jurors' obligation to follow the law, but at no point did he imply that the law would take the decision out of their hands, or otherwise preempt the decision they had to make. We have recently held in People v. Hendricks (1988) 44 Cal.3d 635, 653-655, 244 Cal.Rptr. 181, 749 P.2d 836, that no error occurs when a prosecutor urges a jury to follow the law, provided that it is made clear that the penalty decision is based on a weighing of the applicable factors and that the appropriateness of the verdict is part of the jury's determination. Because the jury here correctly understood the weighing process and its role in determining the appropriateness of the penalty, the prosecutor's argument to follow the law only reinforced that understanding.