Legal Opinion
Larry Williams v. Harry K. Singletary
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1996No. 93-4813PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
Larry Williams is a Florida prisoner seeking 28 U.S.C. § 2254 relief from a state court prison sentence. He appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Williams contends that his right under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to be free from double jeopardy was violated when he was convicted and sentenced for both burglary with an assault (first degree burglary) and assault. Because the Double Jeopardy Clause bars cumulative punishments for a single incident of criminal behavior unless there exists a clearly expressed legislative…
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