Is a sentence for a charge of possession of a firearm under section 654 of the Criminal Code considered unauthorized?

The parties have addressed whether certain aspects of the sentence are unauthorized. An unauthorized sentence "is subject to being set aside judicially and is no bar to the imposition of a proper judgment thereafter, even though it is more severe than the original unauthorized pronouncement." (People v. Serrato (1973) 9 Cal.3d 753, 764, disapproved on another point in People v. Fosselman (1983) 33 Cal.3d 572, 583; People v. Vizcarra (2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 422, 433 [when the trial court imposes an unauthorized sentence, the People may raise the point for the first time on the defendant's appeal].)

First, the parties agree that, if sentence on a substantive offense is stayed pursuant to section 654, sentence on all enhancements relating to that offense must also be stayed. (People v. Calles (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 1200, 1221 ["When the base term of a sentence

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