BURNETT, Judge.
In this criminal case we examine the relationship between due process and the concept of a "lesser included" offense. Robert Gilman was charged with rape. The prosecutor's information alleged that he had "accomplish[ed] an act of sexual intercourse" with a twelve-year-old girl. A jury found him not guilty of the crime charged but guilty of lewd conduct with a minor, which had been described in jury instructions as a lesser included offense. Judgment...
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