CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 765
Death Penalty: Conviction for Other Felony Crimes
The People allege as an aggravating circumstance that (the defendant/
<insert name of defendant>) was convicted of
<insert name of felony conviction> on <insert date of
conviction>. <Repeat for each felony conviction alleged.>
The People must prove (this/these) allegation[s] beyond a reasonable
doubt. If you have a reasonable doubt whether (the defendant/
<insert name of defendant>) was convicted of (the/an)
alleged crime, you must completely disregard any evidence of that crime.
If the People have proved that (the defendant/ <insert name
of defendant>) was convicted of (the/an) alleged prior crime, you may
consider the fact of that prior conviction as an aggravating circumstance.
Y ou may not consider any other evidence of alleged criminal activity as
an aggravating circumstance [except for the alleged criminal activity I
discussed in the previous instruction].
New January 2006
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
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