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same-conduct test

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A quick definition of same-conduct test:

Term: Same-Conduct Test

Definition: The same-conduct test is a way to determine if a later charge against a person is allowed under the Double Jeopardy Clause. This test looks at whether the new charge requires the state to prove the same actions that were already proven in a previous trial for the same person. The Supreme Court used this test for a few years but then went back to using the Blockburger test.

A more thorough explanation:

The same-conduct test is a legal test used in criminal law to determine if a later charge arising from a single incident is barred by the Double Jeopardy Clause. This test analyzes whether the later charge requires the state to prove the same conduct that it was required to prove in a previous trial against the same defendant.

For example, if a person is charged with assault and battery for hitting someone with a baseball bat, and then later charged with attempted murder for the same incident, the same-conduct test would be used to determine if the attempted murder charge is barred by double jeopardy. If the state must prove the same conduct (hitting someone with a baseball bat) in both trials, then the attempted murder charge would be barred.

The Supreme Court adopted the same-conduct test in 1990 but later overruled that decision and revived the Blockburger test in 1993.

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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
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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
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[] 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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