Barber v. Cooper’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 3 state decisions

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1. “If a prisoner has violated both state and federal law, he is subject to prosecution by both sovereigns and may not complain of the order in which each sovereign proceeds against him.... [T]he federal conviction took place while petitioner was on escape status from the Colorado penitentiary. Because the petitioner has no right to serve one sentence before another, and no prejudice or unfairness results from the state’s refusal to accept petitioner upon his return from California, we hold the district court acted properly in dismissing petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus and/or rule to show cause.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Crater v. Furlong

2. “A defendant who has been convicted of [erimes in more than one jurisdiction] does not have a constitutional right to serve one sentence before the other. These matters are decided as matters of comity between the state and federal jurisdictions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Mackey

3. “[There is no requirement that a sentence run concurrently with a sentence imposed by a foreign jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Mackey