What is the test for instructing a jury to convict a defendant of more than one crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bottger, 142 Cal.App.3d 974, 191 Cal.Rptr. 408 (Cal. App. 1983):
Where the evidence tends to show a defendant committed more than one offense, yet he is charged in only one count, this court has stated the jury must be instructed that all 12 jurors must agree on the particular act which constitutes the offense. (People v. Madden (1981) 116 Cal.App.3d
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