Is a Defendant's acquittal of one count inconsistent with the conviction of another?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dingle, C065118 (Cal. App. 2013):
8. Defendant acknowledges that if an acquittal of one count is inconsistent with a conviction on another, effect is given to both. (People v. Avila (2006) 38 Cal.4th 491, 600.)
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