People v. Cortez

Supreme Court of California · Decided 2016-05-09

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WERDEGAR, J., Concurring.—I concur in the result and most of the reasoning of the majority opinion. I write separately to address the prosecutor’s comments on proof beyond a reasonable doubt, which in my view were not merely incomplete but a misstatement of that standard. I also explain my view of why the trial court did not err in admitting evidence of the statement codefendant Rodrigo Bernal made to his nephew Oscar T…

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