PEOPLE v. THOMAS Part I
Judicial Council's approval of CALCRIM standard instructions and withdrawal of previous endorsement of CALJIC instructions did not preclude judge from giving legally sound and properly worded CALJIC instruction. Giving of outmoded instruction, even if error, is subject to harmless error analysis and is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt when it correctly states the law and is properly worded.
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