California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. King, A137858 (Cal. App. 2014):
" 'Offenses "committed at different times and places against different victims are nevertheless 'connected together in their commission' when they are . . . linked by a ' "common element of substantial importance." ' [Citations.]" ' " (People v. Valdez (2004) 32 Cal.4th 73, 119.)10
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