Legal Opinion
State v. Rance
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 16, 1999No. Nos. 98-2 and 98-130PublishedCited by 343 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Do R.C. 2941.25(A) and the constitutional protections against double jeopardy prohibit trial courts from imposing separate sentences for both involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery? Pursuant to Ohio’s multiple-count statute, R.C. 2941.25, our answer to this question is “No.”
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
The double jeopardy protections afforded by the federal and state Constitutions guard citizens against both successive prosecutions and cumulative punishments for the “same offense.” State v. Moss (1982), 69 Ohio St.2d 515, 518, 23 O.O.3d 447, 448-449, 433 N.E.2d 181, 184. This case does not involve…
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