CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 3502
Unanimity: When Prosecution Elects One Act Among Many
Y ou must not find the defendant guilty of <insert name of
offense> [in Count] [or the lesser crime[s] of <insert
description of lesser crime(s)>] unless you all agree that the People have
proved specifically that the defendant committed the charged offense [or
the lesser crime[s]] [on] <insert date or other description of
event relied on>[Evidence that the defendant may have committed <insert
name of offense> [or the lesser crime[s]] (on another day/ [or] in another
manner) is not sufficient for you to find (him/her) guilty of <insert
description(s) of offense and lesser crime(s)>.]
New January 2006; Revised February 2025
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2025
- Content hash
1ee49bf35c13634ba6d081d8719b5214ee1e7d86323558bdfdcb23bbe580ce5c
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