Can a sentence on count 2 be stayed pursuant to section 654 of the California Criminal Code?

In supplemental briefing, appointed counsel argued that the sentence on count 2 must be stayed pursuant to section 654, because count 1 and count 2 "were incident to one objective." Quoting Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11, 19 (Neal), defendant argues that "to the extent that leaving both children unattended while he slept was 'incident to one objective,' that is, to spend quiet time in the motel room, [defendant] 'may be punished for any one of such offenses but not for more than one.' "