Does Section 654, subdivision (a) of the California Criminal Code apply to a defendant who has committed a criminal offence under the same law?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Croy, C059389 (Cal. App. 9/30/2009), C059389 (Cal. App. 2009):

Section 654, subdivision (a), provides, in relevant part, as follows: "[a]n act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision." The purpose of this section is "to insure that the defendant's punishment will be commensurate with his criminal liability." (Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11, 20 (Neal).)

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