Can a section 654 stay be stayed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Vasquez, G047787 (Cal. App. 2014):
A lack of a section 654 stay will be upheld if substantial evidence supports the trial court's determination that defendant harbored different objectives when he committed the carjacking and the robbery. (See People v. Coleman (1989) 48 Cal.3d
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