Legal Opinion
Hardy v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 3, 1990No. 88-445PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Hardy appeals from the denial of his motion to correct and reduce sentence. 1 He contends that a condition of probation imposed in this case created a possibility of multiple punishments for a single offense and therefore violated the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Constitution. We agree, and therefore we remand this case to the trial court with instructions to vacate the offending condition of probation.
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Hardy was charged by information with possession of cocaine, a controlled substance, in violation of D.C.Code § 33-541(d) (1988). He pleaded guilty to the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Bearden v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Douglas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- In Re CoughlinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Matter of RobertsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Thompson v. District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2007
- Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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