Section 3530 | CALCRIM (Jury Instructions)

(People v. Friend (1958) 50 Cal.2d 570, 579 [327 P.2d 97], overruled on other
grounds in People v. Cook (1983) 33 Cal.3d 400, 413, fn. 13 [189 Cal.Rptr. 159,
658 P.2d 86].) However, Friend was decided in 1958, prior to most of the modern
case law on capital trials. Thus, the committee recommends proceeding with great
caution prior to making any comment on the evidence in the penalty phase of a
capital case.
AUTHORITY
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Judge May Comment on Evidence. Cal. Const., art. VI, § 10; Pen. Code,
§§ 1127, 1093(f).
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Admonition Required. Cal. Const., art. VI, § 10; Pen. Code, §§ 1127, 1093(f);
People v. Proctor (1992) 4 Cal.4th 499, 543 [15 Cal.Rptr.2d 340, 842 P.2d
1100]; People v. Brock (1967) 66 Cal.2d 645, 651 [58 Cal.Rptr. 321, 426 P.2d
889], overruled on other grounds in People v. Cook (1983) 33 Cal.3d 400, 413,
fn. 13 [189 Cal.Rptr. 159, 658 P.2d 86].
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Comments Must Not Direct Verdict and Must Be Fair. People v. Proctor (1992)
4 Cal.4th 499, 542 [15 Cal.Rptr.2d 340, 842 P.2d 1100]; People v. Brock (1967)
66 Cal.2d 645, 651 [58 Cal.Rptr. 321, 426 P.2d 889], overruled on other grounds
in People v. Cook (1983) 33 Cal.3d 400, 413, fn. 13 [189 Cal.Rptr. 159, 658
P.2d 86].
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Judge May Comment After Jury Declares Deadlock. People v. Rodriguez (1986)
42 Cal.3d 730, 766 [230 Cal.Rptr. 667, 726 P.2d 113].
SECONDARY SOURCES
5 Witkin & Epstein, California Criminal Law (4th ed. 2012) Criminal Trial,
§§ 741–746.
4 Millman, Sevilla & Tarlow, California Criminal Defense Practice, Ch. 82,
Witnesses, § 82.02[2]; Ch. 85, Submission to Jury and Verdict, § 85.02[2][c]
(Matthew Bender).
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