Does Section 654 of the Penal Code preclude multiple punishment for a felon's possession of multiple firearms?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Crawford, B280363 (Cal. App. 2017):
Defendant possessed two semiautomatic handguns. Section 654 does not preclude multiple punishment for a felon's possession of multiple firearms. ( 23510, subd. (a); People v. Correa (2012) 54 Cal.4th 331, 334, 342-343.) This is because "a felon who possesses several firearms is more culpable than one who possesses a single weapon." (Id. at p. 342.)
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