People v. Borghesi
Colorado Court of Appeals
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
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- State v. NietoSupreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- People v. BartowsheskiSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
- Civil Service Commission v. PinderSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
- People v. MarquezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
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