Is inconsistency in a jury's verdict a valid reason for rejecting a jury verdict?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Banuelos, F068236 (Cal. App. 2016):
Mere inconsistency in a jury's verdict is not a valid reason for a court to reject a jury verdict. (People v. Carbajal (2013) 56 Cal.4th 521, 532.) An assessment of the reason for the inconsistency would be based on pure speculation, or would require
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