Does section 654 of the California Criminal Code require a separate punishment for each residential burglary?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Perez, F061961 (Cal. App. 2012):
In People v. O'Keefe (1990) 222 Cal.App.3d 517, the defendant was separately punished for five residential burglaries of dormitory rooms within one dormitory. The court concluded that section 654 did not bar multiple punishments for each burglary
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