What is the difference between the written instruction and the oral version of the instruction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lawrence, B266336 (Cal. App. 2017):
7. The court's recitation of the instruction varied slightly from the instruction as written. We quote the written instruction. (People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 717 [generally, if a discrepancy exists between written and oral versions of jury instructions, the written instructions control].)
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