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Criminal

Feb. 12, 2003

Sexual Priors Instruction OK'd

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a jury instruction commonly given in sexual assault cases is not ambiguous and was properly given.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a jury instruction commonly given in sexual assault cases is not ambiguous and was properly given.
        The high court had concluded in 1999 that a defendant's right to due process is not infrin...

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