Is a sex crime against multiple victims a separate crime for sentencing under section 654 of the California Criminal Code?

[141 Cal.App.3d 127] Sex crimes against multiple victims are deemed separate transactions for purposes of section 654, for sentencing on the crime itself. (People v. Perez (1979) 23 Cal.3d 545, 553, 153 Cal.Rptr. 40, 591 P.2d 63.) Moreover, section 1170.1(h) mandates imposition of a full, consecutive term for each enhancement on each enumerated sex crime. (See People v. Ottombrino (1982) 127 Cal.App.3d 574, 588-589, 179 Cal.Rptr. 676, where the trial court was found to have improperly stayed a three-year enhancement under section 12022.3 incident to a conviction of rape, in view of the clear

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