People v. Ramirez

Defendant was charged with one count of bribery for multiple actions as to his building's code violations. As act of bribery was complete when Defendant promised to pay a public employee to delete his building violations, his conviction for multiple payments violates one-act, one-crime doctrine. As Defendant testified on cross-examination that he had never given money to a building inspector for previous violations as to his properly, and a witness testified as to his reputation for honesty and good character, Defendant was not prevented from presenting evidence that he had never previously engaged in bribery. (NEVILLE and SALONE, concurring.)