In what circumstances will the jury be instructed to follow the law as instructed, rather than consider any comments by the prosecutor that conflicted with the trial court's instructions?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cornejo, B285901 (Cal. App. 2018):

instructed the jurors they must follow the law as instructed, rather than consider any comments by the attorneys that conflicted with the trial court's instructions (CALCRIM No. 200). The trial court further instructed that nothing the attorneys said, including their questions and opening and closing arguments, was evidence (CALCRIM No. 222). These admonishments were sufficient to thwart any potential confusion raised by the prosecutor's statements. (See People v. Barnett (1998) 17 Cal.4th 1044, 1157.)

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