Legal Opinion
Jorgenson v. Cason
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. 02-2155PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Terry Jorgenson (“Jorgenson”) seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his conviction for criminal sexual conduct in a Michigan court violated the protection against double jeopardy provided to him by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. The United States District Court *973for the Eastern District of Michigan upheld Jorgenson’s conviction and denied habeas relief. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s decision.
I. Background
Jorgenson was accused of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old stepson, Benjamin…
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