California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. De Priest, 2 Cal.App.3d 423, 82 Cal.Rptr. 526 (Cal. App. 1969):
Furthermore, each count must stand upon its own merit and be weighed separately in its disposition (People v. Codina (1947) 30 Cal.2d 356, 361, 181 P.2d 881), even though the respective verdicts may be legally inconsistent.
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