California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wilkes, B239694 (Cal. App. 2013):
Section 654 bars multiple punishment for multiple acts where those acts constitute an indivisible course of conduct with a single criminal objective and intent. (People v. Latimer (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1203, 1208.) Whether there was a single course of conduct is a question of fact for the trial court and we uphold its findings on appeal when they are supported by substantial evidence, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution. (People v. Jones (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 1139, 1143.)
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