Does section 654 of the California Penal Code apply to separate punishment for crimes committed during a single transaction?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hicks, 12 Cal.App.4th 311, 7 Cal.Rptr.2d 166 (Cal. App. 1992):
We find it significant to note that when the court in People v. Galvan (1986) 187 Cal.App.3d 1205, 1208, 232 Cal.Rptr. 410, declined to follow Masten, review was granted and the case was returned for reconsideration in light of footnote 2 in People v. Craft (1986) 41 Cal.3d 554, 559, 224 Cal.Rptr. 626, 715 P.2d 585, which states in relevant part: "Although subdivision (c) allows separate punishment for crimes 'committed during a single transaction,' it does not affect section 654, which prohibits multiple punishment under different code provisions for a single 'act or omission.' "
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