Larry P. Thomas v. Terry Morris
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
*365HANSON, Senior District Judge.
Thomas appeals the district court’s dismissal of his habeas corpus petition, asserting that a trial court’s vacation of his previously commuted sentence is an inadequate remedy for the double jeopardy violation he suffered. He alleges that his continued confinement under a related sentence subjects him to further violation of the double jeopardy clause. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the district court’s decision and remand in accordance with our opinion.
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Thomas was convicted of first degree felony-murder and of attempted robbery in the first degree…
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