Does a new standard of review apply when determining whether the jury instructions were proper?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Madero v. Broughton, E066786 (Cal. App. 2019):
"Appellate courts apply a de novo standard of review when determining whether the trial court's jury instructions were proper because the propriety of a jury instruction is a question of law." (Harb v. City of Bakersfield (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 606, 617.)
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