What is the test for a defendant to be punished only for the most serious criminal offence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Parras, 159 Cal.App.3d 875, 205 Cal.Rptr. 766 (Cal. App. 1984):
Where, as argued, two or more crimes are incidental to a common criminal objective, although there may be several convictions, the defendant may be punished only for the more serious offense. (People v. Meredith, 29 Cal.3d 682, 695-696, 175 Cal.Rptr. 612, 631 P.2d 46.)
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