California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Taylor, B254821 (Cal. App. 2016):
18. Where section 654 prohibits multiple punishment, "the accepted 'procedure is to sentence defendant for each count and stay execution of sentence on certain of the convictions to which section 654 is applicable.'" (People v. Jones, supra, 54 Cal.4th at p. 353.)
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