Is there any case law where an instructional error contributed to the outcome of a jury trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nguyen, 22 Cal.4th 872, 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 178, 997 P.2d 493 (Cal. 2000):
14. The majority observe that even if they had concluded that the trial court erred, such error was harmless. I disagree that it appears beyond a reasonable doubt that the instructional error did not contribute to the verdict obtained. (See Neder v. United States (1999) 527 U.S. 1, 15, 119 S.Ct. 1827, 1837, 144 L.Ed.2d 35; see also People v. Flood (1998) 18 Cal.4th 470, 506, 76 Cal.Rptr.2d 180, 957 P.2d 869.)
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