Troy Christopher Brewer v. Alexis Nichol Patterson

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• holding that the sole remedy for multiplicity is to vacate the multiplicitous convictions and sentences
• holding that manufacture of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute are two statutory offenses which may be punished cumulatively
• concluding that multiple prosecutions were barred because statutes directed at “receipt” and “possession” of a firearm amounted to the “same offense,” in that proof of receipt “necessarily ” included proof of possession
• holding that defendant could not be punished for both receipt and possession of a firearm, and therefore it was necessary to vacate one of the convictions
• holding that the sole remedy for multiplicity is to vacate the multiplicitous convictions and sentences
• concluding that multiple prosecutions were barred because statutes directed at “receipt” and “possession” of a firearm amounted to the “same offense,” in that proof of receipt “necessarily” included proof of possession

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