California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Renteria, B283589 (Cal. App. 2019):
We apply a de novo standard of review to the question of whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct on a lesser included offense. (People v. Cole (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1158, 1215.)
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