CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) Section 2995. New January 2006 BENCH NOTES Instructional Duty The court has a sua sponte duty to give this instruction defining the e
CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) § 2995
New January 2006
BENCH NOTES
Instructional Duty
The court has a sua sponte duty to give this instruction defining the elements of the
crime.
AUTHORITY
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Elements. Pen. Code, § 337a(a)(5).
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Knowledge Required. See People v. Coppla (1950) 100 Cal.App.2d 766, 768
[224 P.2d 828].
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“Place” Applies to Vehicle. People v. Roche (1945) 68 Cal.App.2d 665, 669–670
[157 P.2d 440].
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Bookmaking Defined. People v. Thompson (1962) 206 Cal.App.2d 734, 739 [24
Cal.Rptr. 101]; People v. Fontes (1970) 7 Cal.App.3d 650, 653–654 [86
Cal.Rptr. 790]; People v. Bradford (1949) 95 Cal.App.2d 372, 377–378 [213 P.2d
37].
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Pool Selling Defined. Finster v. Keller (1971) 18 Cal.App.3d 836, 846 [96
Cal.Rptr. 241]; People v. Coppla (1950) 100 Cal.App.2d 766, 768 [224 P.2d
828].
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Bet Defined. People v. Oreck (1946) 74 Cal.App.2d 215, 220 [168 P.2d 186].
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Writing Not Required. Pen. Code, § 337a(a)(1); People v. Burch (1953) 118
Cal.App.2d 122, 124 [257 P.2d 44].
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One Bet Sufficient. People v. Buckman (1960) 186 Cal.App.2d 38, 50 [8
Cal.Rptr. 765].
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Event Need Not Occur. People v. Ghio (1927) 82 Cal.App. 28, 32–33 [255 P.
205].
SECONDARY SOURCES
2 Witkin & Epstein, California Criminal Law (4th ed. 2012) Crimes Against Public
Peace and Welfare, § 353.
VANDALISM, LOITERING, AND TRESPASS
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This section of the CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) establishes legal requirements and provisions that apply to specific circumstances in California law.
This section applies when the specific conditions outlined in the statute are met. The exact applicability depends on the facts of each situation.
Penalties vary based on the specific violation and circumstances. They may include fines, imprisonment, or other legal consequences as specified in the California code.
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