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jury instructions
Coverage of jury instructions in the Nexus archive.
- George Pino declines lesser charge ahead of closing arguments in deadly boating case
George Pino declined a lesser included offense instruction during his trial for manslaughter and vessel homicide, which is linked to a 2022 boating incident that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez. Both the defense and prosecution are contesting specific phrasing in jury instructions to influence deliberations.