Legal Opinion
State v. Christen
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 10, 1996PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDMAN, Justice.
Donald Christen appeals from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County, Alexander, J.) on his conviction for trafficking in scheduled drugs, Class C, in violation of 17-A M.R.S.A. § 1103 (1983 & Supp.1995). Christen contends that the State punished him twice for the same offense by first causing the loss of his property and subsequently obtaining a criminal convic*1044tion, in violation of the Double Jeopardy-Clauses of the United States and Maine Constitutions. We disagree and affirm the judgment.
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