Does section 654 of the California Criminal Code prohibit multiple punishment for possessing a firearm and possessing ammunition outside apart from that firearm?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Boykin, F064577 (Cal. App. 2013):
Defendant argues that because his "convictions were based on a single act, section 654 prohibits multiple punishment." We reject defendant's premise. Possessing a firearm and possessing ammunition outside apart from that firearm are two separate acts. " '[S]imultaneous possession of different items of contraband' are separate acts" for purposes of section 654. (People v. Jones (2012) 54 Cal.4th 350, 358.)
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