Does the statutory prohibition against multiple punishment apply when multiple burglaries are committed at the same time?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jennings, D076915 (Cal. App. 2021):
Critically here, "the statutory prohibition against multiple punishment is inapplicable to situations where multiple burglaries are committed at the same time and in the same building." (People v. Williams (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1465, 1474.) The fact that the burglaries are committed in
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