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California AssemblySB 1173

Jury instructions: lesser related offenses.

Passed 44–19Party-line

What it does: Existing law authorizes the finder of fact in a criminal prosecution to find the defendant guilty of an offense that is necessarily included in the charged offense. Case law requires the trial court to instruct the jury that it must find the defendant guilty of a necessarily included offense if there is substantial evidence that the defendant is guilty of the necessarily included offense. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: SB 1173 Caballero Senate Third Reading By Schultz

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The tally

Yes 44 · No 19 · Not voting 16

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats44016
Republicans0190

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.

The full roll (79)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.