What is the effect of section 654 of the California Code of Criminal Procedure on a defendant who has committed a crime against another person?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Tunstall, F059415, F059611, F059848, Super. Ct. No. 09CM2261 (Cal. App. 2011):

In pertinent part, section 654, subdivision (a), provides that "[a]n act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision." The purpose of this section is to ensure that a defendant's punishment is commensurate with his criminal liablity. (Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11, 20 (Neal))

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