California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soto, F075125 (Cal. App. 2018):
CALCRIM No. 875 instructs on the elements of the offense of assault with a deadly weapon or force likely to produce great bodily injury. (CALCRIM No. 875; People v. Delacerda (2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 282, 291.) Here, the jury, with respect to the assault with a deadly weapon charge, was instructed with the pattern CALCRIM No. 875 instruction. As given, the instruction stated:
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