What is the range of sentences available to a defendant when they are convicted of two or more crimes?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, A133858 (Cal. App. 2013):
The trial court also has broad discretion to impose consecutive sentences when a defendant is convicted of two or more crimes. (Pen. Code, 669; People v. Shaw (2004)
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