California · Penal Code
PEN §1170.1: (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, and subject to Section 654, when any person is convicted of two or more felonies, whether in the same proceeding or court or in different proceedings or courts
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This statute establishes how courts calculate and impose consecutive prison sentences when a person is convicted of multiple felonies, specifying how principal and subordinate terms are determined and combined.
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