California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Alvarado, E068534 (Cal. App. 2018):
"Section 669 grants the trial court broad discretion to impose consecutive sentences when a person is convicted of two or more crimes. [Citations.]" (People v. Shaw (2004) 122 Cal.App.4th 453, 458.) Pertinent to this case are the facts that the "crimes involved separate acts of violence . . ." and the "crimes were committed at different times or separate places . . ." (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 4.425(a)(2), (3) (hereafter rule 4.425).)
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