What is the effect of section 654 of the California Code of Civil Procedure on a defendant who is found guilty of assault?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Winn, B259128, B260219 (Cal. App. 2016):
"Section 654 is intended to ensure that punishment is commensurate with a defendant's criminal culpability." (People v. Alvarado (2001) 87 Cal.App.4th 178, 196.) To that end, subdivision (a) of section 654 provides that "[a]n act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the
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