State ex rel. Colle v. Henderson

Sep 28, 1972
No. 52767
Reporters:
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Before:
Barham
BARHAM, J.,

is of the opinion the writ should be granted. Under Code ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of Crim. Procedure Article 362(6) double jeopardy may be raised at any time by writ of habeas corpus. Here, in one event, ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍while committing armed robbery the relator killed the victim. On the same date he pleaded guilty to murder without capital and armed robbery and was sentenced ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍to life and 15 years to run consecutively. The murder charge being entirely based on the felony murder provision of our law was founded ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍entirely upon the armed robbery. The later plea to armed robbery constituted double jeopardy.

TATE, J., is of the opinion that the writ should be ‍‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍granted to examine the double jeopardy contention. DIXON, J., dissents from the refusal.