Shannon v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Takumi Shannon was tried and convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Superior Court Judge S.J. Buckalew, Jr., sentenced Shannon to a total of eight years with four years suspended. In imposing sentence, Judge Buckalew relied in part on Shannon’s admission that he had committed perjury in testifying during a bail review hearing. Shannon was later tried and convicted for this perjury. Shannon appeals his penury conviction on two grounds: double jeopardy and prosecutorial vindictiveness. We affirm.

Shannon was released on bail after…