Is a sentence for illegal possession of ammunition stayed?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Weatherson, F074475 (Cal. App. 2019):
not divisible conduct meriting multiple punishment. To the contrary, the sentence for the illegal possession of ammunition should be stayed under section 654. (People v. Lopez (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 132, 138-139.)
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