When there is evidence of an accomplice giving instructions to a jury in a criminal case, what is the duty of the trial court to give the jury instructions?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harmon, 7 Cal.App.4th 845, 9 Cal.Rptr.2d 265 (Cal. App. 1992):
When there is "testimony of an accomplice" ( 1111) the trial court has a duty to give appropriate accomplice instructions. (People v. Belton (1979) 23 Cal.3d 516, 153 Cal.Rptr. 195, 591 P.2d 485.)
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