COFFEE, J.
In this case we are asked to decide whether CALCRIM No. 416, the uncharged conspiracy instruction, is constitutional. We uphold the instruction and reject claims that it impermissibly directs jurors to find that a conspiracy exists, reduces the burden of proof, and violates a defendant's constitutional rights to a jury trial and due process of law.
Chester Williams appeals from a judgment following his conviction, after a jury trial, of selling...
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