California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Flores, A148387 (Cal. App. 2020):
provision that provides for the longest potential term of imprisonment, but in no case shall the act or omission be punished under more than one provision." The purpose of this law "is to ensure that a defendant's punishment will be commensurate with [her] culpability." (People v. Correa (2012) 54 Cal.4th 331, 341.)
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