California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Tarbutton, G055717, G057092 (Cal. App. 2020):
Our standard of review is highly deferential: "The defendant's intent and objective present factual questions for the trial court, and its findings will be upheld if supported by substantial evidence. [Citation.] 'We review the court's determination of [a defendant's] "separate intents" for sufficient evidence in a light most favorable to the judgment, and presume in support of the court's conclusion the existence of every fact the trier of fact could reasonably deduce from the evidence.'" (People v. Andra (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 638, 640-641.)
2. Relevant Proceedings
At the sentencing hearing, the trial court explained its findings under section 654 at some length, as follows:
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