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COLLINS v. LOCKHART

No. 84-1726.

771 F.2d 1580 (1985)

David Ray COLLINS, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa A. Kelly, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Theodore Holder, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before ROSS and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and COLLINSON, Senior District Judge.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The question in this appeal is whether the double jeopardy clause permits cumulative punishments under Arkansas law for theft and aggravated robbery arising out of a single incident. Because we conclude that the Arkansas legislature did not intend to prohibit multiple punishments here, the judgment of the district court1 denying habeas corpus relief is affirmed...

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