Does the Double Jeopardy Clause protect against multiple punishments for the same crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Hollingsworth, 81 F.3d 171 (9th Cir. 1996):
We disagree. The double jeopardy clause protects against multiple punishments for the same offense. See, e.g., United States v. Halper, 490 U.S. 435 (1989). But "[w]ith respect to cumulative sentences imposed in a single trial, the Double Jeopardy Clause does no more than prevent the sentencing court from prescribing greater punishment than the legislature intended." Missouri v. Hunter, 459 U.S. 359, 366 (1983).
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