People v. Prospero

Citations

• 44 Cal. 186
• 1872 Cal. LEXIS 177

Syllabus

<p>Oral Ikstructious is Cbimihal Oasis.—It is error per se for a trial Court; in a criminal case, to give to the jury any charge or instructions otherwise than in writing, except by the express consent of the parties, and the consent cannot be inferred, from a failure to object at the time the oral charge is given.</p>