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Blockburger test

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A quick definition of Blockburger test:

The Blockburger test is a way to determine if a person can be punished for two different crimes or charged again for the same incident. It compares the elements of two charges to see if each charge has at least one element that the other does not. This test is also known as the same-elements test or actual-evidence test. It is important to note that this test looks at the elements of the charges, not the facts of the incident.

A more thorough explanation:

The Blockburger test is a legal test used in criminal law to determine whether a defendant can be punished separately for convictions on two charges or prosecuted later on a different charge after being convicted or acquitted on a charge involving the same incident.

The test compares two charges to see if each contains at least one element that the other does not. This is done to ensure that a defendant is not punished twice for the same offense, which is prohibited by the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

For example, if a defendant is charged with both assault and battery, the Blockburger test would be used to determine whether the defendant can be punished for both offenses. If assault and battery have different elements, such as assault requiring an attempt to cause bodily harm and battery requiring actual bodily harm, then the defendant can be punished for both offenses. However, if the elements of assault and battery are the same, then the defendant can only be punished for one of the offenses.

The Blockburger test was established in the case of Blockburger v. U.S. in 1932 and is also known as the same-elements test or actual-evidence test.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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