California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Stockman, 270 Cal.Rptr.3d 812, 56 Cal.App.5th 1093 (Cal. App. 2020):
"We review de novo whether a jury instruction correctly states the law." ( People v. Lopez (2011) 198 Cal.App.4th 698, 708, 129 Cal.Rptr.3d 583.) "Our task is to determine whether the trial court "fully and fairly instructed on the applicable law." " ( Ibid. ) "It is well established in California that the correctness of jury instructions is to be determined from the entire charge of the court, not from a consideration of parts of an instruction or from a particular instruction." ( People v. Burgener (1986) 41 Cal.3d 505, 538, 224 Cal.Rptr. 112, 714 P.2d 1251.)
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.