What is the test for multiple violations under section 654 of the California Civil Code of Civil Procedure?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, E067613 (Cal. App. 2019):
Moreover, "a course of conduct divisible in time, although directed to one objective, may give rise to multiple violations and punishment." (People v. DeVaughn (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 1092, 1113.) "Thus, a finding that multiple offenses were aimed at one intent and objective does not necessarily mean that they constituted 'one
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indivisible course of conduct' for purposes of section 654. If the offenses were committed on different occasions, they may be punished separately." (People v. Kwok (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 1236, 1253.)
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