California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, 131 Cal.App.3d 565, 182 Cal.Rptr. 563 (Cal. App. 1982):
We have deliberately phrased this preliminary question to stress we are not faced here with the inconsistency of verdicts on offenses covered [131 Cal.App.3d 570] by section 954. That section, amended in 1927, added the following provisions for the purpose of nullifying the invalid inconsistent verdict rule of People v. Andursky (1925) 75 Cal.App. 16, 241 P. 591 and similar cases:
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