Legal Opinion

Sullivan (Richard) v. State

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided April 10, 2013No. 60231Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

jeopardy violations implicate both statutory and constitutional issues and are reviewed de novo. Jackson v. State, 128 Nev. P.3d (Adv. Op. No. 55, December 6, 2012). Because neither the coercion nor domestic violence statute expressly allows for, or prohibits, convictions for both, see NRS 207.190, NRS 33.018, we apply the test outlined in Blockburgerl to determine "whether each offense contains an element not contained in the other; if not, they are the 'same offence' and double jeopardy bars additional punishment and successive prosecution." Jackson, 128 Nev. at , P.3d at (Adv. Op. No. 55…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Crawford v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2005

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