California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Acosta, 80 Cal.App.4th 714, 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 614 (Cal. App. 2000):
Defendant emphasizes the language of section 667.61, subdivisions (f) and (g) to argue that "[a] particular aggravating circumstance may be used only once, and a defendant who commits qualifying sex offenses against a single victim on a single occasion shall receive only a single sentence of 25 years to life . . . ." (Italics added.) Respondent does not directly answer this argument, but instead essentially relies on People v. Ervin, supra, 50 Cal.App.4th 259.
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