California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Harmon, B265455 (Cal. App. 2016):
As respondent correctly observes, even if the two offenses were committed with a single generalized intent and objective, it does not necessarily follow that they occurred during an indivisible course of conduct for purposes of section 654. (People v. Gaio (2000) 81 Cal.App.4th 919, 935.) "[A] course of conduct divisible in time, although directed to one objective, may give rise to multiple violations and punishment.
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