Schiro v. Farley

In this case we determine whether the Double Jeopardy Clause requires us to vacate the sentence of death imposed *224on petitioner Thomas Schiro. For the reasons explained below, we hold that it does not.

I

Schiro was convicted and sentenced to death for murder. The body of Laura Luebbehusen was discovered in her home on the morning of February 5, 1981, by her roommate, Darlene Hooper, and Darlene Hooper’s former husband. Darlene Hooper, who had been away, returned to find the home in disarray. Blood covered the walls and floor; Laura Luebbehusen’s semiclad body was lying near the entrance. The…