Does a single course of conduct constitute both shoplifting and theft?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, 261 Cal.Rptr.3d 759, 462 P.3d 499, 9 Cal.5th 254 (Cal. 2020):

5 As previously explained, a single course of conduct may constitute both shoplifting and theft or both burglary and theft. (See ante , 261 Cal.Rptr.3d at pp. 765-766, 462 P.3d at pp. 505-506.) Generally, a defendant may be charged with and convicted of (but not punished for) multiple offenses based on the same course of conduct. (See 954 [permitting multiples charges and multiple convictions], 654 [prohibiting multiple punishment]; People v. Reed (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1224, 1225, 45 Cal.Rptr.3d 353, 137 P.3d 184.)

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