When a defendant is convicted of multiple charges arising out of the same act or omission, can the trial court stay execution of the sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Beckham, B241516 (Cal. App. 2014):
4. Section 654 prohibits multiple punishment for the same "act or omission." Therefore, when a defendant is convicted of multiple charges arising out of the same act or omission, the trial court must stay execution of sentence on the convictions for which multiple punishment is prohibited. (People v. Reed (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1224, 1227.)
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