California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Arroyo-Cruz, F073550 (Cal. App. 2018):
Courts have held that where a conviction must be vacated for violating section 288.5, subdivision (c), the defendant shall be left "standing convicted of the alternative offenses that are most commensurate with his culpability." (People v. Torres (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 1053, 1059; accord, People v. Bautista (2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 1431, 1437-1438.) In this case, counts 1 and 2 are "most commensurate with
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