California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Williams, S073205 (Cal. 2015):
Moreover, there was ample evidentiary support for the instructions. There was evidence defendant made false and misleading statements to police about his involvement in the murder. "[T]he instruction applied based on defendant's inconsistent and contradicted statements to police attempting to minimize involvement in the capital crime." (People v. Stitely, supra, 35 Cal.4th at p. 555; People v. Kelly (1992) 1 Cal.4th 495, 531.) Similarly, there was evidence
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