Is a court's response to a jury question "a generally correct and pertinent statement of law"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Logan, C078017 (Cal. App. 2017):
to provide such clarification is therefore forfeited. (See People v. Dykes (2009) 46 Cal.4th 731, 802 [where trial court responds to jury question was "a generally correct and pertinent statement of the law, a party who believes the court's response should be modified or clarified must make a contemporaneous request to that effect; failure to object to the trial court's wording or to request clarification results in forfeiture of the claim on appeal"].)
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