Ex parte William Denton (Original)
Annotate this CaseIn 2005, the two complainants in this case went to Applicant William Denton's residence. While there, they were assaulted and robbed by applicant and two other men. Each of the two indictments at issue here charged applicant with one count of aggravated assault and one count of aggravated robbery. The jury found applicant guilty of all four charges, with the sentences to run concurrently. The court of appeals affirmed. In his application for habeas corpus, applicant asserted that the convictions for both aggravated robbery and aggravated assault on each complainant violated his constitutional protections against double jeopardy. Finding that applicant has shown that two of his four convictions were in violation of his constitutional double-jeopardy protections that preclude multiple punishments for the same offense., the Supreme Court granted applicant's request for relief, retained the aggravated-robbery convictions and set aside the aggravated-assault convictions.
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