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Criminal Law Keyed to Gershowitz
State v. Rummer
Citation:
189 W.Va. 369, 432 S.E.2d 39.Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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On June 21, 1991, C.D., a 21-year-old woman, C.D. was out driving with friends. She informed her friends that she wanted to go home, but the friends wanted to continue their drive. C.D. was let out of the car approximately eight blocks from her home. It was around 1am.
C.D. began to walk home. As she was walking, she became aware of a vehicle following her at a very slow rate of speed. Gradually, the vehicle passed C.D. and turned the corner. Shortly thereafter, C.D. became aware of a man following her on foot. She became concerned and increased her pace, but he followed even faster. As C.D. turned towards the man again, he caught her and roughly grabbed her. He put one hand between her legs and began rubbing roughly. He attempted to put his other hand up C.D.’s shirt, and grabbed her breasts through her shirt. C.D. tried to escape, but fell to the ground. The man fell on top of her and again roughly fondled her breasts through her shirt with both hands. She finally pushed him off of her and got up and ran to a nearby pay phone, where she called the police and her mother. The police were able to stop the car and C.D. identified the driver as her attacker.
The defendant was found guilty and convicted of two counts of sexual abuse. He appealed, arguing that two convictions were improper under the Double Jeopardy Clause because they arose from the same transaction. He argued that because the touching of the victim’s breasts and her sex organ occurred within a brief period of time, they should be considered one act yet he is receiving multiple punishments for the same act.
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