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Section 3161 | CALCRIM (Jury Instructions)

CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) Section 3161. CALCRIM No. 3161. Great Bodily Injury: Causing Victim to Become Comatose or Paralyzed (Pen. Code, § 12022.7(b)) (revis

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Section 3161

CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) § 3161

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CALCRIM No. 3161. Great Bodily Injury: Causing Victim to Become Comatose or Paralyzed (Pen.
Code, § 12022.7(b)) (revised)
CALCRIM No. 3162. Great Bodily Injury: Age of Victim (Pen. Code, § 12022.7(c) & (d)) (revised)
CALCRIM No. 3163. Great Bodily Injury: Domestic Violence (Pen. Code, § 12022.7(e)) (revised)
CALCRIM No. 3224. Aggravating Factor: Great Violence, Great Bodily Harm, or High Degree of
Cruelty, Viciousness, or Callousness (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3225. Aggravating Factor: Armed or Used Weapon (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3226. Aggravating Factor: Particularly Vulnerable Victim (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3227. Aggravating Factor: Induced Others to Participate or Occupied Position of
Leadership or Dominance (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3228. Aggravating Factor: Induced Minor to Commit or Assist (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3229. Aggravating Factor: Threatened, Prevented, Dissuaded, Etc. Witnesses (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3230. Aggravating Factor: Planning, Sophistication, or Professionalism (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3231. Aggravating Factor: Great Monetary Value (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3232. Aggravating Factor: Large Quantity of Contraband (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3233. Aggravating Factor: Position of Trust or Confidence (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3234. Aggravating Factor: Serious Danger to Society (Revised)
Posttrial Concluding
CALCRIM No. 3517. Deliberations and Completion of Verdict Forms: For Use When Lesser Included
Offenses and Greater Crimes Are Not Separately Charged and the Jury Receives Guilty and Not Guilty
Verdict Forms for Greater and Lesser Offenses (Non-Homicide) (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3518. Deliberations and Completion of Verdict Forms: For Use When Lesser Included
Offenses and Greater Crimes Are Not Separately Charged and Jury Is Given Only One Not Guilty Verdict
Form for Each Count (Non-Homicide) (Revised)
CALCRIM No. 3519. Deliberations and Completion of Verdict Forms: Lesser Offenses—For Use When
Lesser Included Offenses and Greater Crimes Are Separately Charged (Non-Homicide) (Revised)
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2. The defendant personally used physical force on
<insert name of injured person> during the group assault;
AND
[3A. The amount or type of physical force the defendant used on
<insert name of injured person> was enough that it
alone could have caused
<insert name of injured
person> to suffer great bodily injury(;/.)]
[OR]
[3B. The physical force that the defendant used on
<insert name of injured person> was sufficient in combination with
the force used by the others to cause
<insert name of
injured person> to suffer great bodily injury.]
The defendant must have applied substantial force to
<insert name of injured person>. If that force could not have caused or
contributed to the great bodily injury, then it was not substantial.]
[A person is an accomplice if he or she is subject to prosecution for the
identical crime charged against the defendant. Someone is subject to
prosecution if he or she personally committed the crime or if:
1. He or she knew of the criminal purpose of t

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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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In simple terms: CALCRIM (Jury Instructions) Section 3161. CALCRIM No. 3161. Great Bodily Injury: Causing Victim to Become Comatose or Paralyzed (Pen. Code, § 12022.7(b)) (revis. This means people must follow this rule, and breaking it can lead to criminal penalties.

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