Does the Attorney General have to notify the jury that he has been acquitted of rape charges based on the testimony of the alleged victim?

Defendant contends the court erred under People v. Griffin (1967) 66 Cal.2d 459 (Griffin) and its progeny in admitting victim's testimony about the alleged Winter Break and June 2007 rapes without informing the jury that he had been acquitted of rape charges based on those incidents. The Attorney General responds that Griffin does not apply because victim's testimony was not admitted pursuant to Evidence Code section 1108 and the jury was not permitted to use it to conclude that defendant had a propensity to commit the charged crimes.

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1. Procedural Background