Opinion ID: 2387577
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Heading: Jury Instruction on a Juror's Refusal to Deliberate

Text: Defendant contends the trial court erred in instructing the jury, over his objection, with CALJIC No. 17.41.1 concerning the obligation of the other jurors if a juror refuses to deliberate. [21] Since defendant's trial, we have disapproved this instruction but, as defendant concedes, we previously have rejected similar claims that the instruction violates a defendant's federal constitutional rights, and we do so again here. (See, e.g., People v. Wilson (2008) 44 Cal.4th 758, 805-806 [80 Cal.Rptr.3d 211, 187 P.3d 1041].)