In what circumstances will a jury grant mercy to a plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Silveria, 10 Cal.5th 195, 267 Cal.Rptr.3d 303, 471 P.3d 412 (Cal. 2020):
Kansas v. Carr , supra , 577 U.S. at p. , 136 S.Ct. at p. 642 ["In the last analysis, jurors will accord mercy if they deem it appropriate, and withhold mercy if they do not, which is what our case law is designed to achieve"].)
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