Where identification evidence on one count does not add anything to the identification evidence on another count, there is no real risk of unconscious accumulation of evidence by the jury, and standard directions to consider each count separately will be sufficient to guard against prejudice from joinder. The case also signals that the prosecution should clearly articulate the evidentiary basis for joinder and proposed directions at the severance application stage.
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