Topic: a jury instruction is proper, and nothing more is required,… · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Laney.

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 State v. Laney Anchor
nmctapp · 2003
green “a jury instruction is proper, and nothing more is required, if it fairly and accurately presents the law.” 9
2 State v. Kent
nmctapp · 2006
green “we determine whether a rational factfinder could have found that each element of the crime was established beyond a reasonable doubt.” 6
3 State v. Doe
nm · 1983
green “if the jury instructions substantially follow the language of the statute or use equivalent language, then they are sufficient.” 5
4 State v. Caldwell
nmctapp · 2008
green “when a uniform jury instruction exists, that instruction must be used without substantive modification.” 5
5 State v. Trujillo
nm · 2002
green “the test is not whether substantial evidence would support an acquittal, but whether substantial evidence supports the verdict actually rendered.” 4

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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