State v. Straw

WILLIAM H. INMAN, Special Judge.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced by a state court in Massachusetts for commission of the same offense for which he was subsequently convicted and sentenced in Tennessee. The obvious issue presented for review is whether the former prosecution bars the latter under principles of jeopardy. Appellant insists that the requirements of due process and fundamental fairness bar the subsequent conviction; the state insists that the dual sovereignty doctrine still prevails in Tennessee. We agree with the state’s insistence and affirm the judgment.

The appellant was…