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CALCRIM Revisions Effective October 1, 2021
October 12th, 2021

Effective 10/01/2021 CALCRIM revised instructions listed below. See https://jcc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9785541&GUID=96E612F7-0BC9-43FE-814D-86F615957765     Number   Title   336   In-Custody Informant   417   Liability for Coconspirators’ Acts   582 Involuntary Manslaughter: Failure to Perform Legal Duty–Murder Not Charged   625   Voluntary Intoxication: Effects on Homicide Crimes   775   Death Penalty: Mental Retardation   840 […]


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Reckless Driving Is Not an Inherently Lesser-Included Offense of Felony Evading
June 17th, 2021

People v. Walker (May 6, 2021, A158423) ___ Cal.App.1st ___ [pp. 4-8] considered whether reckless driving (VC 23103) is inherently a lesser included within felony evasion of a peace officer (VC 2800.2).   Both crimes expressly require that the driving be in a, “willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.”   […]


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Jury Instructions Should not Permit Jurors to Reject Defense Evidence Without Considering It
September 14th, 2018

It is a fundamental tenet of the federal constitutional rights to fair trial by jury and due process (5th, 6th and 14th Amendments) that the jury consider exculpatory evidence upon which the defendant relies to leave the jury with a reasonable doubt as to any element of the charge.  (See e.g., Martin v. Ohio (87) […]


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