What are the requirements for a jury to convict a defendant in a sexual assault case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kron, G056366 (Cal. App. 2019):
"As a general rule, when violation of a criminal statute is charged and the evidence establishes several acts, any one of which could constitute the crime charged, either the state must select the particular act upon which it relied for the allegation of the information, or the jury must be instructed that it must agree unanimously upon which act to base a verdict of guilty. [Citation]" (People v. Jennings (2010) 50 Cal.4th 616, 679.)
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