Is section 654 of the California Criminal Code applicable to crimes against multiple victims?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castaneda, C088193 (Cal. App. 2019):
But section 654's prohibition " 'do[es] not apply to crimes of violence against multiple victims.' " (People v. Oates (2004) 32 Cal.4th 1048, 1063.) Nor does section 654 "preclude imposition of multiple enhancements for a single firearm use involving multiple victims." (Id. at p. 1065.)
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