What is the appropriate sentence for a defendant who is convicted of more than one felony count?

Consecutive sentences are not mandatory under section 667, subdivision (c)(6), where multiple crimes are committed on the same occasion or arise from the same set of operative facts. (People v. Deloza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 585, 591; section 667, subd. (c)(6) ["If there is a current conviction for more than one felony count not committed on the same occasion, and not arising from the same set of operative facts, the court shall sentence the defendant consecutively on each count . . . ."].) Thus, the trial court in this

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