· 10/2/2023
Trey Wooley v. N&W Marine Towing
Citations
- 83 F.4th 329
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a guilty plea to certain charges did not bar trial as to related offenses, as the plea effectuated a waiver of double jeopardy interests
- holding that the double jeopardy clause protects against “cumulative punishments for convictions on the same offense”
- holding that multiple punishments are allowed if imposed in single prosecution and legislature intended such result
- holding that double jeopardy principles do not prohibit punishment for “multiple offenses in a single prosecution”
- holding that the double jeopardy clause's protection against multiple punishments merely prohibits punishment greater than the legislature intended
- holding that no double jeopardy bar existed to successive prosecutions where defendant pled guilty to first lesser included offense
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