What is the consequence of a trial counsel's failure to follow an instruction on page 6 of the California Civil Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Short, C085252 (Cal. App. 2019):
At the outset, trial counsel's assenting to the instruction forfeits the claim on appeal.4 (See 1259; People v. Battle (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 50, 64 [" 'Failure to
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