Tag Archives: CC 810


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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Proposed Changes to Statutory Authority Re: CALCRIM Oral Copulation Instructions, Effective 9/24/19
June 26th, 2019

Per an “Invitation to Comment” (5/28 – 7/5/19; CALCRIM-2019-01) the statutory authority for the following instructions on oral copulation is to be changed from Penal Code section 288a to Penal Code section 287. (The proposed effective date of the changes is 9/24/19.) 123 Witness Identified as John or Jane Doe 208 Witness Identified as John […]


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