People v. Norrell

Opinion

MOSK, J.

Penal Code section 654 requires that “[a]n act or omission which is made punishable in different ways by different provisions of this *3code may be punished under either of such provisions, but in no case can it be punished under more than one . . . We have long held that this provision bars multiple punishment when a defendant is convicted of two or more offenses that are incident to one objective. (Neal v. State of California (1960) 55 Cal.2d 11 [9 Cal.Rptr. 607, 357 P.2d 839]; People v. Latimer (1993) 5 Cal.4th 1203 [23 Cal.Rptr.2d 144, 858 P.2d 611] [reaffirming Neal].) In…