Legal Opinion
United States v. Bobb
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 2009No. 07-13252PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider whether convictions for both “receiving” and “possess ing” child pornography violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. Because the indictment charged and the Government proved at trial that Edward Curtis Bobb had committed two distinct offenses, occurring on two different dates, in breach of two different statutes, we find no Double Jeopardy Clause violation and, accordingly, affirm.
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