PEOPLE v. BROWN
Trial court did not violate double punishment prohibition contained in Penal Code Sec. 654 by imposing sentences on convictions for attempted robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted murder arising out of a single event where evidence showed defendant's commission of those acts did not arise from single objective of robbing victim but rather separate motives to rob victim, then to hurt victim after robbery attempt failed, then to kill victim by shooting him. Court did not violate Sec. 654 by imposing firearm use enhancements on both defendant's attempted murder and attempted robbery convictions based on same discharge of firearm where it concluded that use of gun in attempting to rob victim had a different objective than later use of gun to attempt to kill victim. Where police officer found bullets and cartridges in defendant's closet, evidence was sufficient to support conviction for possession of ammunition under Penal Code Sec. 12316.
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