California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cerpa, F073493 (Cal. App. 2019):
However, as we will explain, under the circumstances of this case, "section 1157 does not apply because the defendant has not been 'convicted of a crime ... which is distinguished into degrees' within the meaning of that section. Thus, the conviction is not 'deemed to be of the lesser degree.'" (People v. Mendoza (2000) 23 Cal.4th 896, 900 (Mendoza).)
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