POST-TRIAL: INTRODUCTORY                                CALCRIM No. 203

[Because more than one defendant is on trial here, I am going to remind you which individuals are charged with which crimes.

____________ is charged with____________ .

____________ is charged with                         .]
<Alternative B—charges the same for all defendants>

[(Both/All) defendants in this case are charged with the same crimes.]

You must separately consider the evidence as it applies to each defendant. You must decide each charge for each defendant separately. If you cannot reach a verdict on (all/both) of the defendants, or on any of the charges against any defendant, you must report your disagreement to the court and you must return your verdict on any defendant or charge on which you have unanimously agreed.

New January 2006

BENCH NOTES

Instructional Duty

The court has a sua sponte duty to give this instruction if multiple defendants are on trial. (People v. Mask (1986) 188 Cal.App.3d 450, 457 [233 Cal.Rptr. 181]; People v. Fulton (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d 91, 101 [201 Cal.Rptr. 879].)

Give alternative A if any of the charges against the defendants are different. Give alternative B if all of the charges against all defendants are the same.

AUTHORITY

·            Separate Verdicts When Multiple Defendants. Pen. Code, §§ 970, 1160.

Instructional Duty. People v. Mask (1986) 188 Cal.App.3d 450, 457 [233 Cal.Rptr. 181]; People v. Fulton (1984) 155 Cal.App.3d 91, 101

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