How have the courts interpreted statements of counsel in a personal injury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Mendoza, D070079 (Cal. App. 2017):
Further, the jury was instructed that the statements of counsel were not evidence. We presume the jury followed the instructions of the court absent any contrary indication. (People v. Gray (2005) 37 Cal.4th 168, 217.)
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