California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Ramirez, F068757 (Cal. App. 2015):
We further note jurors are presumed to be able to understand, correlate, and to have followed the trial court's instructions. (People v. Sanchez (2001) 26 Cal.4th 834,
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852; People v. Hernandez (2010) 181 Cal.App.4th 1494, 1502.) The trial court extensively instructed the jury venire on defendant's presumption of innocence and that the burden of proof rested with the People. The trial court also instructed the jury with CALCRIM No. 103, the standard reasonable doubt instruction. We therefore reject defendant's contention prospective juror E.C.'s comment affected the venire's understanding of the presumption of defendant's innocence because of a reference to his custody status.
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