People v. Aguayo

Summary

The California Supreme Court held that assault with a deadly weapon (§ 245(a)(1)) and force‑likely assault (§ 245(a)(4)) are “different statements of the same offense” under section 954, and therefore a defendant may not be convicted of both based on the same act or course of conduct. The Court reversed the Court of Appeal’s judgment affirming both convictions and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this holding.