In this consolidated appeal four prisoners in the New Mexico penitentiary challenge the district court's denial of their petitions for habeas corpus. Each argues that as a result of a single act — the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime — his sentence was twice enhanced, thereby violating the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.
Although the underlying...
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