Demetrius Boyd v. Gary Boughton

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Demetrius M. Boyd has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that he is being detained in violation of federal law — specifically, the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The district court denied Boyd’s petition, and he appeals pursuant to a certificate of appealability. For the reasons below, we affirm the district court’s denial of the petition.

I. Background

Boyd was arrested on criminal charges and released from jail pursuant to a bond agreement. Boyd was subject to a number of bond conditions, including that he not engage in any…