California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, B267242 (Cal. App. 2017):
continuous sexual abuse and specific sexual offenses in the same proceeding. (See People v. Johnson (2002) 28 Cal.4th 240, 243) As relevant to this case, section 288.5, subdivision (c) states, "No other . . . lewd and lascivious acts . . . involving the same victim may be charged in the same proceeding with a charge under this section unless the other charged offense occurred outside the time period charged under this section or the other offense is charged in the alternative." (Italics added.)
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