Does the jury follow the admonishment or admonishment given to the defense to disregard the comments?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ahmadzai, C065229, Super. Ct. No. 09F03286 (Cal. App. 2011):
Generally, where "the trial court sustained the defense objections and admonished the jury to disregard the comments; it is assumed the jury followed the admonishment and that prejudice was therefore avoided. [Citation.]" (People v. Mendoza (2007) 42 Cal.4th 686, 701.)
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