California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Madaule, B293316 (Cal. App. 2019):
We independently review whether the jury instructions correctly stated the law and whether they "effectively direct[ed] a finding adverse to a defendant by removing an issue from the jury's consideration." (People v. Posey (2004) 32 Cal.4th 193, 218.)
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