Does section 654 of the California Criminal Code allow for a concurrent or consecutive sentence for an act or omission?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Rudd, C087595 (Cal. App. 2019):

In relevant part, section 654 provides: "An act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision." (Id., subd. (a).) "Section 654 does not allow any multiple punishment, including either concurrent or consecutive sentences." (People v. Deloza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 585, 592.)

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