Is there any case law where a defendant has been found not guilty of a charge but convicted of a similar offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guillen, C075233 (Cal. App. 2015):
inordinate time at the trial, and whether the evidence of uncharged conduct is inflammatory when compared with the facts of the charged offense. (Id. at pp. 533-535; People v. Rucker (2005) 126 Cal.App.4th 1107, 1119-1120.)
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