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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The Huge Impact of A Tiny Two-Letter Word
October 15th, 2020
In this March 10, 2020 post FORECITE discussed the CALCRIM instructions which define great bodily injury as a “significant or substantial physical injury … that is greater than minor or moderate harm.” The post suggested, in reliance on People v. Medellin (2020) 45 Cal.App.5th 519, 533- 535 that — as argued by the prosecutor in […]
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Involuntary Manslaughter: Existence of Legal Duty As Jury Question
August 10th, 2015
The Bench Notes state that the determination of whether a defendant has a legal duty is one to be decided by the judge, not the jury. However, this conclusion violates United States Supreme Court precedents which require that every element of an enhancement must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt and found true by a […]
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