Is there any evidence that the jury did not follow the instruction or the jury instructions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Medina, B290264 (Cal. App. 2019):
We presume that the jurors understood and followed the trial court's instruction and note that defendant has pointed to no evidence that they did otherwise. (People v. Gonzales, supra, 51 Cal.4th at p. 940.)
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