Can a defendant be punished for a single act or indivisible course of conduct punishable under more than one criminal statute?

Section 654 precludes multiple punishments for a single act or indivisible course of conduct punishable under more than one criminal statute. ( 654.) The intent and objective of the actor determines whether a course of conduct is divisible and gives rise to more than one act under section 654. (Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11, 19.) If all of the offenses are incidental to one objective, the court may punish the defendant for any one of the offenses, but not

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