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DISCUSSION

Count one, kidnapping during a carjacking, and count two, kidnapping for robbery, both stemmed from the first incident in which Hood was the victim. The trial court stayed the sentence on count two pursuant to section 654. Defendant argues he should not have been convicted of both counts because count one was a lesser included offense of count two since the object of both crimes was the car. He is wrong.

2 “ ‘In general, a person may be convicted of, although not punished for, more than one crime arising out of the same act or course of conduct. “In California, a single act or course of conduct by a defendant can lead to convictions ‘of any number of the offenses charged.’ (§ 954, italics added; People v. Ortega [(1998)] 19 Cal.4th [686,] 692 [80 Cal.Rptr.2d 489, 968 P.2d 48].)” (People v. Montoya (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1031, 1034 [16 Cal.Rptr.3d 902, 94 P.3d 1098].) Section 954 generally permits multiple conviction. Section 654 is its counterpart concerning punishment. It prohibits multiple punishment for the same “act or omission.” When section 954 permits multiple conviction, but section 654 prohibits multiple punishment, the trial court must stay execution of sentence…