California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tyson, C079403 (Cal. App. 2019):
If alternative legal theories of liability are presented to the jury, and the evidence is sufficient to support one but not another, the insufficiency as to one alternative "does not provide an independent basis for reversing an otherwise valid conviction." (Griffin v. United States (1991) 502 U.S. 46, 60 [116 L.Ed.2d 371, 383].) Therefore, because the evidence supported the felony murder theory of first degree murder, defendants' contention is without merit.
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