Can a defendant receive a concurrent sentence under section 654 of the California Criminal Code?

Section 654, subdivision (a) prohibits multiple punishment and provides: "An act or omission that is punishable in different ways by different provisions of law shall be punished under the 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." It has long been established that trial courts may not impose concurrent sentences precluded by section 654 because the defendant is subjected to the term of both sentences even though they are served simultaneously. (People v. Jones (2012) 54 Cal.4th 350, 353.)