California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rangel, F071772 (Cal. App. 2018):
"The question whether [Penal Code] section 654 is factually applicable to a given series of offenses is for the trial court, and the law gives the trial court broad latitude in making this determination. Its findings on this question must be upheld on appeal if there is any substantial evidence to support them. [Citations.] 'We must "view the evidence in a light most favorable to the [judgment] and presume in support of the [sentencing] order the existence of every fact the trier could reasonably deduce from the evidence. [Citation.]" [Citation.]' [Citation.]" (People v. Hutchins (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 1308,
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