California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Roles, 257 Cal.Rptr.3d 328, 44 Cal.App.5th 935 (Cal. App. 2020):
Moreover, " [i]f a course of criminal conduct causes the commission of more than one offense, each of which can be committed without committing any other, the applicability of section 654 will depend upon whether a separate and distinct act can be established as the basis of each
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conviction. " ( People v. Beamon (1973) 8 Cal.3d 625, 637.)
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