NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
In 1977, James Gentry, driving while intoxicated, struck a taxi, killing both the driver and the passenger. He was convicted on two counts of vehicular manslaughter, under former Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-456(3)(a) (current version at Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 13-1102 (1978)), and sentenced to consecutive prison terms. Gentry filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus, asserting that the Arizona legislature did not authorize consecutive sentences...
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