Is a Defendant's proposed instructions in a personal injury case considered a pinpoint instruction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lawson, B252907 (Cal. App. 2015):
505). Defendant's proposed instructions are therefore akin to pinpoint instructions, which "relate particular facts to a legal issue in the case or 'pinpoint' the crux of a defendant's case . . . . [Citation.] They are required to be given upon request when there is evidence supportive of the theory, but they are not required to be given sua sponte." (People v. Saille (1991) 54 Cal.3d 1103, 1119.)
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