People v. Beverly’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The facts in this case are that the defendant had a quantity of liquor in his barn. How much is not shown, but let us suppose that he had five gallons, and that he had it there for one week. The prosecution could not divide the time that he had possession or the amount possessed and thus create separate offenses. If the defendant could be convicted and compelled to pay a penalty for every day that he was in possession, he would have to pay seven penalties for a single offense. Having liquor in his possession for several days was all one transaction; it was a continuing offense as long as possession existed, and for such an offense the statute provides but one penalty. It is our conclusion that the defendant's acquittal in the first case bars his prosecution under the present information. [Id. at 356, 225 N.W. 481 (emphasis added).]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 250 Mich. App. 76 - People v. Owen