What are the implications of a motion to stay imposition of a sentence for robbery pursuant to section 654 of the Criminal Code?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Burnhart, C090253 (Cal. App. 2020):

In 2016, following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of several serious felonies arising out of the kidnapping and robbery of a female real estate agent. (People v. Burnhart (Nov. 7, 2018, C082210) [nonpub. opn.].) Defendant appealed and this court remanded the matter "to the trial court to stay imposition of the sentence for robbery pursuant to . . . section 654, to exercise its discretion whether to strike the firearm enhancements, and to correct the abstract of judgment to reflect the correct statutory basis for the prior conviction enhancements." (Ibid.)

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