California Supreme Court· 3/5/2001

People v. Morales

Citations

18 P.3d 11
104 Cal. Rptr. 2d 582
25 Cal. 4th 34
2001 Daily Journal DAR 2253
2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1805
2001 Cal. LEXIS 1163

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“we caution that jury instructions, whether 27 published or not, are not themselves the law, and are not authority to establish legal propositions or precedent. They should not be cited as authority for legal principles in appellate opinions.”

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Judges: Mosk, Brown

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