Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
identity of offenses — A matter of prior jeopardy, the common law rule and the constitutional provisions against second jeopardy applying only to a second prosecution for the same act and crime, both in law and in fact, on which the first prosecution was based; the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
joinder of offenses — The charging of two or more offenses in separate counts in a single indictment, information or presentment. 27 Am J1st Indict § 129. Duplicity in the joinder of two or more distinct and separate offenses in the same count of an indictment or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
separate offenses — Criminal offenses so distinct that the evidence necessary to establish one differs from the evidence necessary to establish the other. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 8 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Blockburger v. United States — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Blockburger v. United States ArgueDate= ArgueYear= DecideDate= DecideYear=1932 FullName=Blockburger v. United States USVol=284 USPage=299 Citation=284 U.S. 299 Prior=On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court… … Wikipedia
accumulative sentence — A sentence a court s formal pronouncement of the legal consequences of a person s conviction of a crime additional to others, imposed on a defendant who has been convicted upon an indictment containing several counts, each charging a distinct… … Law dictionary
joinder — Joining or coupling together; uniting two or more constituents or elements in one; uniting with another person in some legal step or proceeding; union; concurrence. The consent to an agreement or document by a party who has an interest in the… … Black's law dictionary
joinder — Joining or coupling together; uniting two or more constituents or elements in one; uniting with another person in some legal step or proceeding; union; concurrence. The consent to an agreement or document by a party who has an interest in the… … Black's law dictionary
cumulative sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cumulative sentence … Law dictionary
sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No … Black's law dictionary
different — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unlike in nature] Syn. distinct, separate, not the same, nothing like, dissimilar, unlike, in disagreement, divergent, disparate, contrasted, variant, dissonant, deviating, deviant, incongruous, varying, various, diverse … English dictionary for students
