What is the effect of section 654 of the Penal Code 654 on sentencing of a convicted rapist?

evidence. [Citation.]" (People v. Jones (2002) 103 Cal.App.4th 1139, 1143.) A trial court's findings may be either express or implied from the court's ruling. (See People v. Blake (1998) 68 Cal.App.4th 509, 512.) In the absence of any reference to Penal Code section 654 during sentencing, the fact that the court did not stay the sentence on any count is generally deemed to reflect an implicit determination that each crime had a separate objective. (See ibid.; People v. Osband (1996) 13 Cal.4th 622, 730-731.)