California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Belyew, C088250 (Cal. App. 2020):
A trial court has a duty to instruct on the general principles of law relevant to the issues raised by the evidence in a criminal case. (People v. Breverman (1998) 19 Cal.4th 142, 154 (Breverman).) That obligation includes instructing on all elements of a charged offense. (People v. Cummings (1993) 4 Cal.4th 1233, 1311 (Cummings).) A necessary
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