· 1/16/1981
Tuckfield v. State
Citations
- 621 P.2d 1350
- 1981 Alas. LEXIS 579
How courts have described this case
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- holding that assault with intent to commit rape is a lesser-included offense of rape and convictions of both violated double jeopardy
- holding that assault with intent to commit rape is a lesser-included offense of rape and convictions of both violated double jeopardy
- assault charge vacated where assault with intent to commit rape and rape charges arose out of single incident
- convictions for rape and lesser-included offense of assault with intent to rape impermissible
- by a multiple-count information, convictions were obtained for rape and assault with intent to commit rape; held, double jeopardy prevented conviction of both the rape offense and its lesser-included offense of assault with intent to rape
- distinguishing Whitton on similar reasoning
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Judges: Rabinowitz, Connor, Burke, Matthews, Dimond
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