State v. Heslop

ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 794, 89 S.Ct. 2056, 2062, 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969), provides that “no person shall ... be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb.” We granted transfer in this case to consider whether the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits two convictions when defendant steals and aids another in stealing two motor vehicles from the same owner in a continuous course of conduct. Our jurisdiction is founded…