Topic: double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment was violated … · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 7 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Saenz v. State.

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1 Saenz v. State Anchor
texcrimapp · 2005
green “double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment was violated when the state charged appellant with three separate counts of capital murder under section 19.03(a)(7)(a) because the charges rely on the same three murders for each charge.” 4
2 Ortega v. State
texcrimapp · 2005
green “the courts of texas are bound to follow the supreme court's rule that fifth amendment jeopardy questions must be resolved by application of the blockburger test, which compares elements of offenses--not conduct.” 3

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