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Applicable Law The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution "protects against multiple punishments for the same offense." North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 717 (1969). Accordingly, a defendant cannot be sentenced for multiplicitous charges covering the same crime. "An indictmen

of fairness and decency would be offended were judicial processes invoked to obtain a conviction against the accused." United States v. Schmidt, 105 F.3d 82,91 (2d Cir. 1997) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). "Such outrageous or conscience shocking behavior involves egregious invasion

bmitted: March 7, 2007. Decided: July 10, 2007. Background: Defendant pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, at Raleigh, James C. Dever, III, J., to interstate transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and interstate tra

No Claim to Orig. U.S. Govt. Works. hups://web2.westlaw.com/print/printstream.aspx?sv=Full&prit=HTMLE&mt=FederalGov... 2/27/2008 EFTA00192004 504 F.3d 737 504 F.3d 737, 07 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 11,330, 2007 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,672 (Cite as: 504 F.3d 737) use," "sexual abuse," or "abusive sexua

. Met Life Ins. Co., 583 F.3d 173 (2d Cir. 2009) 223 Nijhawan v. Holder, 557 U.S. 29 (2009) 56 Nix v. Williams, 467 U.S. 431 (1984) 132, 133 North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711 (1969) 259 Oregon v. Elstad, 470 U.S. 298 (1985) 139, 141 Palmieri v. State of N.Y., 779 F.2d 861 (2d Cir. 1985) 108,

run.") (citing Falter, 23 F.3d at 425-26). And other circuits have emphasized this distinction in the context of Section 3283. Leo Sure Chief, 438 F.3d, at 922-25; Jeffries, 405 F.3d 685. Read together, the Second Circuit's decisions in Weingarten, Vernon, Enterprise, and Falter establish that Cong