Court of Appeals of Arizona· 12/1/2009

State v. Musgrove

Citations

221 P.3d 43
223 Ariz. 164
570 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
2009 Ariz. App. LEXIS 761

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noting that courts should reject jury instructions that could confuse the jury
finding the doctrine applied where the defendant “informed the trial court that he did not want a lesser 36 STATE V. ALLEN Opinion of the Court included offense instruction, implicitly agreeing with the state that the evidence did not support such an instruction”
court \should reject a 'proffered jury instruction that ... has the potential to mislead or confuse the jury' \
“[A] court . . . should reject a ‘proffered jury instruction that misstates the law or has the potential to mislead or confuse the jury.’”
“A party is entitled to an instruction on any theory reasonably supported by the evidence” unless the requested instruction “is covered adequately by other instructions[.]”

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Judges: Howard, Espinosa, Vásquez

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