California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Guzman, No. E049048 (Cal. App. 5/21/2010), No. E049048. (Cal. App. 2010):
Defendant's section 654 claim was not asserted when the indicated sentence was recited on the record. Nor was a claim asserted when defendant was sentenced. "Had defendant been truly surprised at the time of sentencing to find that concurrent terms were being imposed [instead of terms being stayed under section 654], his remedy would have been to attempt to withdraw his plea on the grounds of violation of the plea bargain. [Citation.] He did not do so." (People v. Hester (2000) 22 Cal.4th 290, 296.) Accordingly, defendant's section 654 claims have been forfeited.
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