California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. F.N. (In re F.N.), A156834, A157674, A157936 (Cal. App. 2020):
though the violations shared common acts or were parts of an otherwise indivisible course of conduct." ' " (People v. Rodriguez (2015) 235 Cal.App.4th 1000, 1005.)
Whether Penal Code section 654 " 'applies in a given case is a question of fact for the trial court, which is vested with broad latitude in making its determination. [Citations.] Its findings will not be reversed on appeal if there is any substantial evidence to support them. [Citations.] We review the trial court's determination in the light most favorable to the respondent and presume the existence of every fact the trial court could reasonably deduce from the evidence.' " (People v. Vang (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 912, 915-916.)
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