California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rodriguez, C074744 (Cal. App. 2015):
Section 654 "bars multiple punishments for separate offenses arising out of a single occurrence where all of the offenses were incident to one objective." (People v. McKinzie (2012) 54 Cal.4th 1302, 1368.) A trial court's implied finding supported by substantial evidence that defendant entertained a separate intent and objective will be upheld on appeal. (Ibid.)
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