Does the Attorney General have the authority to give a claim-of-right instruction in the context of a charge of violating section 10851?

^6. Although the Attorney General argues that the evidence does not support the giving of the claim-of-right instruction in this case, she does not contend that the defense is inapplicable as a matter of law to a charge of violating section 10851.

^7. People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818.

^8. The quoted instructions are the written instructions. The instructions given orally on this point differ in one respect. The oral version of the first clause is: "If you find that the defendant believed that he lawfully purchased the motor vehicle not knowing it was stolen . . . ." The difference does not appear to be substantive. Also, the written instructions control over any discrepancy with the oral instructions. (People v. Wilson (2008) 44 Cal.4th 758, 803.)