California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Galan, G055889 (Cal. App. 2020):
Whether the instruction given the jury correctly stated the law at the time of defendant's offense is assessed under a de novo standard of review. (People v. Posey (2004) 32 Cal.4th 193, 218 ["de novo standard of review is applicable in assessing whether instructions correctly state the law"].)
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