CALCRIM No. 377. Presence of Support Person/Dog/Dog Handler (Pen. Code, §§ 868.4, 868.5)

Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury Instructions (2024 edition)

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377.Presence of Support Person/Dog/Dog Handler (Pen. Code,
§§ 868.4, 868.5)
<insert name of witness> (will have/has/had) a (person/dog)
present during (his/her) testimony. Do not consider the presence of the
(person/dog [and dog handler]) who (is/was) with the witness for any
purpose or allow it to distract you.
New March 2018; Revised April 2020, September 2023
BENCH NOTES
Instructional Duty
The court must give this instruction for support dog, dog handler, or both, on
request. The court may give this instruction for support person on request. If
instructing on support persons, this instruction applies only to prosecution witnesses.
AUTHORITY
• Elements. Pen. Code, §§ 868.4, 868.5.
• This Instruction Upheld. People v. Picazo (2022) 84 Cal.App.5th 778, 803-805
[300 Cal.Rptr.3d 649].
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