California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Nash, C076359 (Cal. App. 2015):
Contrary to the trial court's ruling, there was substantial evidence to give the instruction. (See People v. Ponce (1996) 44 Cal.App.4th 1380, 1386 ["a trial judge must only give those instructions which are supported by substantial evidence"].)
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