When will the trial court allow the defense to address the issue of aiding and abetting?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, A154013 (Cal. App. 2019):
Second, the trial court should have given the defense an opportunity to address the jury on this new aiding and abetting theory. A court may in its discretion give a supplemental instruction to the jury after closing argument. (People v. Ardoin (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 102, 127-128.) In such an event, "[t]o prevent unfair prejudice, if a supplemental instruction introduced a new matter for consideration by the jury, the
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