January 18, 1996

Today’s Cases

Whether the double jeopardy clause of the United States Constitution bars prosecution for driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants if the Department of Licensing has already issued a probationary license to the driver.

Whether a defendant must be sentenced within the standard range because she pleaded guilty after the trial court said that if she did so she would receive a standard range sentence.

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Whether the self-defense instruction in this homicide prosecution incorrectly told the jury that homicide is justifiable in self-defense only if there is an actual imminent danger of harm being inflicted on the defendant or another.

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