Opinion ID: 1351343
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Heading: Instructions on eyewitness testimony.

Text: (34) The trial court also rejected a proposed defense instruction relating to eyewitness testimony. Our decisions have suggested such an instruction when identification is a crucial issue and there is no substantial corroborative evidence. ( People v. Wright, supra, 45 Cal.3d 1126, 1144; see People v. McDonald, supra, 37 Cal.3d 351, 377.) The eyewitness's ability to identify defendant, however, is not in issue in the present case. Ross, the only eyewitness, was defendant's nurse, and undoubtedly could distinguish defendant from other persons. The defense questioned Ross's opportunity to observe the crime and, in particular, her credibility, but these are matters to be argued under the instructions given; we see no need for a special instruction on the subject.