Ex parte Iglehart’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “Prosecution under the subsequent felony indictment would require proof of an unlawful appropriation of all of the property taken with intent to deprive the owner of such property, thus proving the very conduct that constituted the offense for which applicant has already been prosecuted. Since applicant has already received a conviction for theft against Robert LaVaye, we cannot properly allow her to be prosecuted once more for this same offense.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Iglehart v. State

2. “The Double Jeopardy Clause bars a subsequent prosecution, if, to establish an essential element of an offense charged in that prosecution, the government will prove conduct that constitutes an offense for which the defendant has already been prosecuted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Iglehart v. State

3. “the double jeopardy clause ... prevents her subsequent prosecution for items stolen from Valerie LaVaye after [she] received a misdemeanor conviction for items stolen from Robert LaVaye during the same criminal act.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Iglehart v. State