California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Robertson, B223749, No. TA108060 (Cal. App. 2011):
'"It is generally presumed that the jury was guided by the written instructions.' [Citations.] The written version of jury instructions governs any conflict with oral instructions. [Citations.] Consequently, as long as the court provides accurate written instructions to the jury to use during deliberations, no prejudicial error occurs from deviations in the oral instructions." [Citations.] (People v. Rodriguez (2000) 77 Cal.App.4th 1101, 1112-1113.)
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