Can a criminal defendant suffer multiple convictions for a single criminal act or series of related criminal acts?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Chamberlain, D066706 (Cal. App. 2016):
6. As a general matter, a criminal defendant can suffer multiple convictions for a single criminal act or series of related criminal acts. ( 954 ["The prosecution is not required to elect between . . . different offenses or counts set forth in the accusatory pleading, [and] the defendant may be convicted of any number of the offenses charged"]; People v. Kirvin, supra, 231 Cal.App.4th at p. 1517, review den. Mar. 11, 2015.)
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