Moala v. State

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• holding that when a double jeopardy violation occurs, we vacate the conviction with the less severe penal consequences
• providing that a violation of double jeopardy principles requires that we vacate the conviction with the least severe penal consequences
• observing that generally, “when a double jeopardy violation is found, the reviewing court simply orders the conviction that is the lower class of crime to be vacated”
• explaining we vacate the conviction that carries less severe penal consequences when a double jeopardy violation is found
• discussing why Class C Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-CR-1685 | February 27, 2020 Page 9 of 11 misdemeanor conviction with more severe penal consequences than Class B misdemeanor conviction must be vacated in double jeopardy context
• “the severity of the penal consequences has largely been determined by the class of crime or by the length of the sentence imposed”

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