Does CALCRIM No. 376 reference to "slight supporting evidence" reduce the burden of proof?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Shah, H043097 (Cal. App. 2017):
Defendant argues CALCRIM No. 376specifically, the reference to "slight" supporting evidencelowered the prosecutor's burden of proof in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. "We review de novo whether a jury instruction correctly states the law. [Citation.] Our task is to determine whether the trial court ' "fully and fairly instructed on the applicable law." [Citation.]' " (People v. Lopez (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 698, 708 (Lopez).)
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