Boyd v. Boughton, No. 14-2809 (7th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseBoyd was arrested and released from jail pursuant to a bond agreement, subject to bond conditions, including that he not engage in any criminal activity. While on release, Boyd was arrested and charged in Wisconsin state court with 10 counts, including three counts of armed robbery with the threat of force; being a felon in possession of a firearm; possessing a short-barreled shotgun; taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent by the use of a dangerous weapon; battery; unlawfully and intentionally pointing a firearm at another person; operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent; and resisting or obstructing a law enforcement officer. The state charged Boyd in the same proceeding with 10 counts of bail jumping: it charged one bail-jumping count for each of the underlying substantive offenses that Boyd allegedly committed while on bond. A jury convicted Boyd on all 20 counts. He was sentenced to over 40 years’ imprisonment. After he exhausted state remedies, the district court denied his petition for habeas relief, in which he contended that he was being punished for both bail jumping and the substantive offenses in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause. The Seventh Circuit affirmed.
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