Comments on: Making it more illegaler http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/04/21/making-it-more-illegaler/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: nk http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/04/21/making-it-more-illegaler/comment-page-1/#comment-199057 nk Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:44:27 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/?p=15401#comment-199057 They have to charge every possible offense arising from the transaction, because under the common law doctrines of merger and bar and under constitutional and statutory speedy trial provisions, what is not charged initially cannot be charged later (after a certain point in the proceedings and not necessarily verdict). Then after trial, under one act-one crime rules, judgment and sentence will be rendered on only one of several offenses arising from identical conduct. On the broader point, whether legislatures pass too many laws trying to cover every base ...? They have to charge every possible offense arising from the transaction, because under the common law doctrines of merger and bar and under constitutional and statutory speedy trial provisions, what is not charged initially cannot be charged later (after a certain point in the proceedings and not necessarily verdict). Then after trial, under one act-one crime rules, judgment and sentence will be rendered on only one of several offenses arising from identical conduct.

On the broader point, whether legislatures pass too many laws trying to cover every base …?

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