Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

People v. Borghesi

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided January 22, 2002No. 99CA1358Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Judge NIETO

concurring in part and dissenting in part.

I respectfully dissent from the majority's conclusion in part III. In all other respects, I concur.

In part III, the majority concludes that the information charging two counts of aggravated robbery, both arising out of the incident *23on September 18, 1997, was unconstitutionally muitiplicitous, and thus violated the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. I disagree with this conclusion.

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Multiplicity is the charging of the same offense in multiple counts. Such a practice violates the prohibition against double jeopardy because it…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. State v. NietoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
  3. People v. BartowsheskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
  4. Civil Service Commission v. PinderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  5. People v. MarquezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984

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