Is there any case law where the court committed prejudicial error by instructing the jury with both CALCRIM No. 371 and No. 372?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arana, B255512 (Cal. App. 2015):
Defendant contends the court committed prejudicial instructional error by instructing the jury with both CALCRIM No. 371 (destruction of evidence) and CALCRIM No. 372 (flight). We review a claim of instructional error de novo. (People v. Alvarez (1996) 14 Cal.4th 155, 217.) We find no error.
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