What is the effect of section 654 of the California Criminal Code on a defendant who has committed two separate crimes?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hernandez, B264311 (Cal. App. 2016):
"[I]f a defendant commits two crimes, punishment for one of which is precluded by section 654, that section requires the sentence for one conviction to be imposed, and the other imposed and then stayed. [Citation.] Section 654 does not allow any multiple punishment, whether concurrent or consecutive. [Citation.]" (People v. Deloza (1998) 18 Cal.4th 585, 594.)
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