Is it error to impose concurrent sentences on two counts of assault under section 654 of the Criminal Code?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lacy, D073112 (Cal. App. 2018):
Where section 654 applies, it is error to impose concurrent sentences on two counts because to do so implies a finding of multiple intents or objectives (People v. Alford (2010) 180 Cal.App.4th 1463, 1468) and because the defendant is deemed to be
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