Legal Opinion
United States v. Centeno Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 28, 1995No. 94-1882, 94-2156PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellees William Centeno-Torres and Ga-bino Garcia-Pantoja were indicted for carjacking and using a firearm in conjunction with a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2119 and 924(c), respectively. The district court dismissed the § 924(c) count, holding that the Double Jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution bars simultaneous prosecution of a defendant for 18 U.S.C. §§ 2119 and 924(c), because both arise out of a single transaction of carjacking with a firearm. United States v. Centeno-Torres, 857 F.Supp. 168 (D.P.R.1994). The district court’s decision relied heavily on…
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