Rutledge v. United States case brief summary
517 U.S. 292 (1996)
CASE FACTS
Defendant was charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. § 848 and conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. § 846. On appeal, defendant claimed that the district court impermissibly punished him twice for the same offense by entering both convictons and sentences.
HOLDING
The court held that conspiracy was a lesser-included offense of the continuing a criminal enterprise charge because defendant's guilty verdict on the continuing criminal enterprise charge necessarily included a finding that defendant also participated in a conspiracy in violation of § 846.
CONCLUSION
The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded.
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517 U.S. 292 (1996)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Defendant was charged with various
drug-related offenses. The jury convicted defendant on all counts and
the district court sentenced defendant to two concurrent life
sentences. Defendant appealed and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the convictions. The court granted
certiorari.CASE FACTS
Defendant was charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. § 848 and conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C.S. § 846. On appeal, defendant claimed that the district court impermissibly punished him twice for the same offense by entering both convictons and sentences.
HOLDING
The court held that conspiracy was a lesser-included offense of the continuing a criminal enterprise charge because defendant's guilty verdict on the continuing criminal enterprise charge necessarily included a finding that defendant also participated in a conspiracy in violation of § 846.
CONCLUSION
The judgment was reversed and the case was remanded.
Recommended Supplements for Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure: Examples & Explanations, Sixth Edition
Emanuel Law Outline: Criminal Procedure
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