Legal Opinion
Allen v. Attorney General of Maine
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 26, 1996No. 19-1149PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Invoking federal habeas corpus jurisdiction, petitioner-appellant Ryan Allen seeks to block the State of Maine from prosecuting him for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (OUI) in violation of 29 M.R.S.A. § 1312-B (West Supp.1994). 1 He insists that continued prosecution of this charge will transgress the Double Jeopardy Clause. See U.S. Const, amend. V. Because the petitioner’s arguments, though ingenious, are without intrinsic merit, we affirm the district court’s dismissal of his habeas petition.
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