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Duniek Christian v. Randell Wellington

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 7, 2014No. 12-3718PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

No person shall “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” U.S. Const. Am. V. The question in this case is whether the Ohio crimes of felonious assault and complicity to felonious assault are indeed the same offense. Duniek A. Christian brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus from pretrial custody claiming a violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. 1 Christian’s claim stems from his state criminal prosecution for driving a car from which passengers shot at pursuing police officers.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Abney v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  2. United States v. Damion FaulknerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
  3. State v. BuellOhio Court of Appeals · 2022
  4. Haque v. Warden, Federal Correctional Institute ElktonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
  5. Abdiyow v. LaJoye-YoungDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2025

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