Does a jury have to consider whether a jury has been instructed to disregard an instruction from the Court of Appeal that is not supported by how the jury views the evidence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, A140952 (Cal. App. 2016):
(People v. Cross (2008) 45 Cal.4th 58, 67.) Moreover, the jury was instructed with CALCRIM No. 200 that it should in effect ignore an instruction that was not supported by how the jury viewed the evidence.9 It is presumed the jury followed this instruction. (People v. Pearson (2013) 56 Cal.4th 393, 414; People v. Hovarter (2008) 44 Cal.4th 983, 1005.)
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