California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brito, D070940 (Cal. App. 2017):
We also point out that here the jury was instructed that "[s]ome of these instructions may not apply, depending on your findings about the facts of the case. . . . After you have decided what the facts are, follow the instructions that do apply to the facts as you find them." (CALCRIM No. 200.) "[T]he general rule is that on appeal we must assume the jury followed the court's instructions and admonitions." (People v. Frank (1990) 51 Cal.3d 718, 728.)
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