Jury Unanimity: Child Molestation
February 20th, 2014

In a child molestation case, CC 3501 may be given instead of CC 3500.

 

“[CC 3501] is an alternative instruction to [CC No. 3500]. [CC 3501] affords two different approaches for the jury to reach the required unanimity. The first is the same as that set forth in [CC 3500]: agreement as to the acts constituting each offense. But unanimity may also be found under [CC 3501] if the jury agrees ‘that the People have proved that the defendant committed all the acts alleged to have occurred during this time period [and have proved the defendant committed at least the number of offenses charged].’” (People v. Fernandez (2013) 216 Cal. App. 4th 540.)


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