People v. Newman
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his convictions of robbery, burglary, and two counts of felony false imprisonment arising out of a single incident. The court concluded that there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant of felony false imprisonment. The court also concluded that Penal Code section 654 does not prohibit defendant from being sentenced for false imprisonment. Accordingly, the court reversed for the purposes of allowing the trial court to resentence defendant on one count of robbery and two counts of false imprisonment without applying section 654. The court affirmed in all other respects.
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