Is defendant not prejudiced by the People not making an election?

Finally, defendant has not shown he was prejudiced by the People not making an election. "[R]efusal will only be prejudicial if an election would have made some significant difference in the trial, whether through the exclusion of evidence, allowing a focused defense, or in some other respect that materially implicates the right to be advised of the charges." (People v. Salvato, supra, 234 Cal.App.3d at p. 882.) Defendant's criminal acts of possessing the weapon in his waistband and in his bunk occurred within seconds of each other, and he was given adequate notice of the evidence

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