Does section 654 of the California Criminal Code bar separate punishment for the simultaneous possession of different controlled substances?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castillo, B253791 (Cal. App. 2015):
It is settled that in prosecutions for drug offenses, section 654 does not bar separate punishment for the simultaneous possession of different controlled substances. (See People v. Monarrez (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 710, 714; People v. Barger (1974)
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