Does the instruction that the jury was to follow the instructions if an attorney's comments appeared to be in conflict with the instructions apply?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thomas, B242051 (Cal. App. 2014):
instruction that the jury was to follow the instructions if an attorney's comments appeared to be in conflict. (People v. Otero (2012) 210 Cal.App.4th 865, 873.) Further, the statement did not demean the reasonable doubt standard by "'leav[ing] the distinct impression that the reasonable doubt standard may be met by a few pieces of evidence,'" or tell the jury to guess or jump to a conclusion. (Id. at p. 872.)
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