Does section 654 of the Criminal Code apply to stay the sentence of a convicted felon in possession of a firearm?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, B303538 (Cal. App. 2020):
Hernandez appealed and, in 2012, we held that the court should have applied section 654 to stay the sentence on the count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and otherwise affirmed the judgment. (People v. Hernandez (Aug. 2, 2012, B223969) [nonpub. opn.].)
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