What is the proper procedure for a conviction under section 654 of the California Criminal Code for failing to comply with the terms of a suspended sentence?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Jefferson, H045728 (Cal. App. 2020):

Section 654, subdivision (a), provides: "An 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." Where a term is prohibited under section 654, the proper procedure is to impose and stay the sentence. (People v. Dominguez (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 410, 420.)

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