Is a section 654 claim waived?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, A127922 (Cal. App. 2011):
3.Appellant did not raise a section 654 claim below and the trial court did not address it at sentencing. The claim is not waived despite appellant's failure to raise it below. (People v. Hester (2000) 22 Cal.4th 290, 295; People v. Le (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 925, 931.)
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