STATE v. HESLOP

No. 74672.

842 S.W.2d 72 (1992)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Gary HESLOP, Appellant. Gary HESLOP, Appellant, v. STATE of Missouri, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

November 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith C. LaRose, Rosalynn Koch, Columbia, for appellant.

William L. Webster, Atty. Gen. John P. Pollard, Robert Alan Kelly, Asst. Attys. Gen., Jefferson City, Philip M. Koppe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kansas City, for respondent.


ROBERTSON, Chief Justice.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 794, 89 S.Ct. 2056, 2062, 23 L.Ed.2d 707 (1969), provides that "no person shall ... be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life and limb." We granted transfer in this case to consider whether the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits...

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