Can a concurrent sentence be imposed pursuant to section 654 of the California Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vargas, B239488 (Cal. App. 2013):
Initially, we conclude the trial court erred in imposing a concurrent sentence pursuant to section 654. The appropriate procedure for applying the multiple punishment bar of section 654 is to stay imposition of the sentence, not to impose a concurrent sentence. (People v. Benson (1998) 18 Cal.4th 24, 38-40.)
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