State v. Tvedt

¶1 Petitioner Ronald Tvedt contends that his convictions on four counts of first degree robbery violate the state and federal constitutional proscriptions against double jeopardy. This challenge requires this court to decide what constitutes the unit of prosecution for robbery. We conclude that the unit of prosecution for robbery is each taking of personal property from a person or from his or her presence against the person’s will through the use or threat of force, violence, or injury to a person or property, regardless of the number of items taken. A single taking can result in a…