Can a defendant be convicted of multiple crimes arising out of the same act or course of conduct?

"In general, a person may be convicted of, although not punished for, more than one crime arising out of the same act or course of conduct. 'In California, a single act or course of conduct by a defendant can lead to convictions "of any number of the offenses charged." [Citations.]' [Citation.] Section 954 generally permits multiple conviction. Section 654 is its counterpart concerning punishment. It prohibits multiple punishment for the same 'act or omission.' " ( People v. Reed (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1224, 1226-1227, 45 Cal.Rptr.3d 353, 137 P.3d 184.) "A judicially created exception to the general rule permitting multiple conviction 'prohibits multiple convictions based on necessarily included offenses.' [Citation.] '[I]f a crime cannot be committed without also necessarily committing a lesser offense, the latter is a lesser included offense within the former.' [Citation.]" ( Id. at p. 1227, 45 Cal.Rptr.3d 353, 137 P.3d 184.) In determining whether a defendant has been improperly convicted of multiple charged offenses, we only consider the statutory elements of the offenses challenged as improper. ( Id. at p. 1231, 45 Cal.Rptr.3d 353, 137 P.3d 184.)