Does section 654 of the California Criminal Code apply to a defendant who has been convicted of two separate crimes with different specific intent requirements?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barnes, B222440 (Cal. App. 2011):
However, section 654 does not become inapplicable merely because "a defendant is convicted of two crimes with different specific intent requirements" or acted with "multiple objectives." (People v. Sanchez (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 1297, 1313 (Sanchez).) Rather, as the Fourth District explained in People v Sanchez, supra, 179 Cal.App.4th 1297:
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