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Can You Be Punished Twice For the Same Crime?

Can You Be Punished Twice For the Same Crime? The California Penal Code provides that a person who is convicted of multiple crimes for engaging in the same criminal act shall be punished under the provision that provides the longest potential term of imprisonment. (Cal Penal Code §654.) In determining whether a defendant has been convicted of multiple crimes for the same act, the court ignores the intent or objectives…

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