What is the effect of a plaintiff's failure to request any clarification in the trial court and then acquiesce in the issuing of an instruction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Palomares, F066360, F066576 (Cal. App. 2015):
because he failed to request any clarification in the trial court and, instead, acquiesced in the issuing of the instruction. (People v. Moon, supra, 37 Cal.4th at p. 29.)
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