What is the difference between a conviction for possession of heroin and transportation of the same heroin for sale?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Puckett, D070928 (Cal. App. 2017):
Regardless of the evidence below, the parties agree that Penal Code section 654 applies to preclude separate punishments for the same act of transporting for sale a controlled substance and possessing it for sale. (See People v. Tinker (2013) 212 Cal.App.4th 1502, 1506 [holding Penal Code section 654 applies to convictions for possession of heroin and transportation of same heroin for sale].) As such, the trial court
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