Does the inconsistency between the jury's conviction on a charge of child annoyance and a jury's deadlock on a burglary charge stand?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Harvey, C092108 (Cal. App. 2021):

Defendant argues the inconsistency between the jury's conviction on the burglary charge and the jury's deadlock on the child annoyance charge demonstrates insufficient evidence for the former. As defendant admitted at trial and on appeal, this issue alone does not warrant reversal. (See People v. Sanchez (2001) 26 Cal.4th 834, 853, fn. 11 [holding inconsistent verdicts may stand even when factually irreconcilable].) Thus we need not address the inconsistent verdict issue further.

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