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STATE v. MITCHELL

682 S.W.2d 918 (1984)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Rickey E. MITCHELL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

December 31, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon W. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Nashville, for appellant.

Charles G. Black, Memphis, for appellee.

OPINION

COOPER, Chief Justice.

The issue before this court is whether the double jeopardy clauses of the state and federal constitutions bar a prosecution for vehicular homicide when the defendant, prior to the victim's death, had pled guilty to and been sentenced in municipal court for driving while under the influence of an intoxicant, disregarding a stop sign, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. We find no double jeopardy violation and...

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