In what circumstances would the Court have found that possession for sale and possession for possession of a firearm be a less favourable verdict than the previous verdict?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Anderson, F059205, Kern Sup. Ct. No. BF128396A (Cal. App. 2011):
other grounds in People v. Sumstine (1984) 36 Cal.3d 909, 919.) In the context of this case, a more favorable verdict would have been a conviction for count II, simple possession instead of count I, possession for sale. (Dewberry, supra, 51 Cal.2d at pp. 555-556.)
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