Monday, October 17, 2011

Fifth Circuit -- Noel Austin v. Burl Cain, Warden

 No double jeopardy where there is a possible theory of the second crime that does not involve the first being a predicate for it.

Concurrent sentence doctrine declined.

Noel Austin v. Burl Cain, Warden
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.