WHOLE COURT

N O T IC E : M otions for re c ons i de r a tion m us t be

phy s ic a lly re ce iv e d in our cle r k’s off i c e w ithin te n

da y s of the da te of de c is ion to be de e m ed tim e ly file d.

http://w w w .ga a ppe a l s .us /r ule s

Nov em ber 8, 2016



# I n th e Co u r t o f

A p p eals o f

G eo r g ia

A1 6 A1 39 2 . EDVALSON v . THE STATE.

B R A N C H , J u d g e.

Th o m as Sco t Ed val s o n ap p eal s fro m an o rd er o f t h e Gwi n n et t Co un t y Su p eri o r

C ou rt d en y i ng h i s m ot i o n t o d i s m i s s an d p l ea of fo rm er jeo p ard y

. Ed v al s o n a s s e r t s

t h at h i s p ro s ecu t i o n i s b arred b y d o u b l e j e o p ard y b ecau s e cert ai n am en d ed b o n d

co n di t i o n s i m

p o s ed u p o n h i m b y t h e t ri al co u rt w ere pu n it i ve i n n at u re. Ed v al so n

fu rt her co n t en d s th at b ecau s e t h es e b o n d co n d i t i o n s p un i sh ed h i m fo r t h e i n d i ct ed

cri m es , t h e Do u b l e J eo p ard y Cl au s e p rev en t s t h e St at e fro m p u ni s h i n g h i m fu rt h er,

an d t h erefo re th e St at e can n o t try h i m fo r th o s e cri m es

. Fi n d i n g t h at Ed v al s o n h as n o

co g ni zab l e d o ub l e jeo pard y cl ai m , we affi rm

t h e o rd er o f t he t ri al co u rt

.

On an ap p eal fro m t h e gran t o r d e n ial o f a d o u bl e jeo p ard y pl ea

i n b ar, we g en eral l y rev i ew t h e t ri al c o u r t ’ s oral an d w ri t t en ru l i n gs as

a wh o l e t o d et erm i ne wh et h e r an y fact u al fi n d in gs co n t ai ned t herei ns u p p o rt t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ru l i n g as t o wh et h er th e d efen d an t was en t i t led

t o a p l e a i n b ar. Bu t i n t h o s e cas es wh ere th e rel ev an t fact s are

u n d i s p ut ed an d n o q u es t i o n reg ard in g t h e cred i b il i ty o f wi t n es s es i s

p res en t ed

, we rev i ew d e n o v o t h e t ri al co u rt ’ s ap p l icat io n of t h e l aw t o

u n d i s p ut ed fact s

.

Ho n es t er v. S t a t e

, 3 3 6 Ga. Ap p

. 1 6 6, 16 7 (7 8 4 SE2 d 3 0 ) (2 0 1 6 ) (ci t at i o n s an d

p u n ct u at i o n o m i t t ed ). Here, th e rel ev an t fact s are u n di s p u t ed 1 an d s h o w th at Ed v al so n

was arres t ed i n Sep t em

b er 2 0 1 2 o n ch arg es o f p o ss es s i o n of ch i l d p o rn og rap h y

, an d

h e was s u b s eq u en t l y i n d i ct ed o n fo u r co u n t s o f s ex u al ex p l o i t at io n o f ch i l d ren

, in

v i o l at i o n o f OCGA § 1 6 -1 2-1 0 0 (b ) (8 ). 2 In No v em b er 2 0 1 2, t he t ri al co u rt g ran t ed

Ed v al s on a b ai l b o n d w h ich al l o wed Ed v al so n t o rem ai n free fro m inc arcerat i o n wh i l e

awai t i n g t ri al

. Th e t ri al co u rt ’ s bo n d o rd er co n t ai n ed t wo s p eci al co n di t i o n s, wi t h t h e

fi rs t co n d i t i o n p ro h i b i ti n g Ed v al s o n fro m h av in g a co m

p u t er, s m art p h on e, o r o t h er

1 Th i s cas e rep res en t s t h e s eco n d ap p eal i n wh i ch Ed v al s o n h as ch al l en g ed t h e

b o n d co n d it i o n s at i s s u e. Befo re fi l i n g hi s p l ea i n b ar, Ed v al so n f i l ed a p et i t i o n fo r

h ab eas co rp us i n t h e tri al co u rt

, as s ert i n g t h at t h e b o n d co n d i t i on s were im p o s ed in

v i o l at i o n o f d u e p ro ces s

. Th e t ri al co u rt den i ed E d v al s o n ’ s p et i t i o n an d th e Su p rem e

Co u rt o f Geo rg i a s u b s eq u en t l y affi rm ed t h at d eci s i o n

. Ed va ls on v. S t a t e

, 2 9 8 Ga. 6 2 6

(7 8 3 SE2 d 6 0 3 ) (2 0 1 6 ). W h ere ap p ro p ri at e, we q u o te fro m t he Su p r e m e C o u rt ’ s

reci tat i o n o f fact s

.

2 Th at s t at u t e p ro v i d es : “ [i ] t i s u n l awfu l fo r an y p ers o n k n o wi n g ly

t o p o s s es s

o r co n tro l an y m at eri al wh i ch d ep i ct s a m i n o r o r a p o rt i o n o f a m in o r’ s b o d y en g ag ed

i n an y s ex u al l y ex p li ci t co n d u ct .”

2In t ern et -en ab l ed d ev ice in h is h o u s e. Th e s eco n d co n d i t i o n p ro h ib i t ed Ed v al s o n fro m

h av in g u n s u p e r v i sed co n t act wi t h an y ch i l d u n d er t h e ag e of 1 6

. On No v em b er 5,

2 0 1 4

, t he St at e fi l ed an em erg en cy m o t i on s eek in g to rev o ke Ed v al s o n ’ s b o n d o n t h e

g ro u nd s t h at he had v i o l at ed t h e fi rs t s p eci al co n d i ti o n

. T wo d ay s l at er, t h e t ri al co u rt

h el d a h eari n g o n t h at m o ti o n

, at wh i ch bo t h Ed v al s o n an d h i s lawy er were p res en t

.

Du ri n g t h at h eari n g

, th e St at e p res en t ed t h e t es t i m o n y o f Det ect i v e J eff M ad s o n

, wh o

was a cert ifi ed f

o ren s ic co m

p ut er ex am i n er. M ad s on ’ s t es t i m o n y es t ab l i s h ed t h at

s i nce hi s rel eas e on b o n d

, Ed val s o n had b een on l i n e; h ad s u b m i t t ed i m ag es o f ch i ld

ero t i ca t o at l eas t on e web s i t e; h ad b een b an n ed fro m a web s i t e fo r p o s t i n g c h i ld

p o rn o g rap h y ; an d h ad p o s t ed a n u m b er o f co m

m en t s reg ard i n g ch i l d p o rn o g r a p h y,

“ i n cl u d in g s arcas ti c co m

m en t s ab o u t cert ai n ch i l d p orn o g rap h y l aws p o st ed 2 9 day s

b efo re t h e rev ocat i o n h eari n g .” Ed va l s o n , 2 9 8 Ga. at 6 2 6 -6 2 7

.

Ho wev er, o n cro s s-ex am i n at i on

, t h e d et ect i v e ack no wl ed g ed t hat

h e h ad n o t b een in s id e E d v al s o n’ s h ou s e o r ap p l ied fo r a s earch warran t

fo r i t ; t h at h e h ad n o ev i d en ce t h at Ed val s o n h ad a co m pu t er,

s m art ph o n e, o r i n t ern et -en ab l ed [d ev i ce] in hi s h o u s e; an d t h at h e w as

n o t al leg i n g th at Ed v al so n h ad u n s u p erv is ed co n t act w i th an y o n e u nd er

t h e ag e o f 1 6 s i n ce h e p os t ed b o nd

.

Id

. at 6 2 7

.

3At t h e cl o s e o f t h e ev i den ce,

Th e su p eri or co u rt s t at ed t h at i t accep t ed t h at Ed v al s o n was th e

au t h or o f t h e in t ern et p os t s i n q u es t i o n bu t des p i t e t h e di s t u rb i n g nat u re

o f t h e ci rcu m s t an ces an d t h e co u rt ’ s co n cern

, i t was g o in g t o d en y th e

m o t i o n t o rev o k e b o nd b ecau s e t h ere was n o ev i d en ce t h at Ed val s o n

u s ed

, o r p o s s es s ed i n hi s h o m e, an y o f t h e dev i ces p ro hi b i ted i n t h e b o n d

o r t h at he vi ol at ed t h e t erm s an d co n d i t i o n s as s et fo rt h i n th e b o n d

o rd er. H o w ev er, t h e s u p eri o r co u rt d et ai l ed ad d i t i o n al co n di ti o n s o f th e

b o n d wh i ch wo u l d t h en b e i n fo rce, an d s t at ed th at t h e sp eci al co n di t i o n s

o f t h e o ri g in al b o nd o rd er wo ul d al s o rem ai n i n effect

.

Id . at 6 2 7

.

Th e t ri al co urt set fo rt h o n t h e reco rd t h e ad d i ti o n al b o n d co n d i t io n s i t i n t en d ed

t o im p o s e, an d t o l d Ed val s o n “ I wan t i t to b e v ery cl ear, s i r, t h at I d on ’ t i n t en d fo r y o u

t o b e o n t h e In t ern et at al l o r u s i n g an y co m p u t er o r el ect ro n i c d ev i ces

. . . .”

Fo l l o wi ng t h e h eari n g

, t he t ri al co u rt en tered an o rd er ad d in g t h e fo l l o wi n g s p eci al

co n di t i o n s t o Ed v al s o n ’ s b on d :

1

. [Ed val s o n] s h al l n o t u se o r ot h erwi s e acces s t h e i n t ern et b y an y

m ean s n o r s h al l h e acces s an y o n l i n e s erv i ce o f an y

n at u re.

2

. [Ed v al s o n ] s h al l n o t po s s es s

, ei t h er di rect l y or i n d i r e c t l y

,

i m ag es i n an y

fo rm d ep i ct i n g a ch i l d u nd er 1 8 y ears o f ag e.

3

. [Ed val s o n] sh al l n o t u s e o r p o s s es s a co m p u t er, tab l et

, s m art p h o ne, o r an y

o t h er d ev i ce cap ab l e o f acces s i n g t h e i n tern et

.

4Aft er t h e tr i al co u rt d en i ed h i s m o t io n fo r reco n s i d erat i on o f t h e o rd er

am en d i n g h i s bo n d co n d i t i o n s

, Ed v al s o n fi l ed a p et i t i o n fo r a wri t o f h ab eas co rp u s

,

“ al l eg i n g t h at t h e ad d i t io n al b o n d co n d i t i o ns were o v erb ro ad

, u n du l y res t ri ct i v e, an d

i m p o s ed i n v i o l at i o n o f d u e p ro ces s .” Ed va l s on

, 2 9 8 Ga. at 6 2 8

. Fo l l o w i ng a h eari n g,

t h e t r i a l c o u r t d en i ed t h e p et i t i o n

, an d i n a d eci s io n is s u ed o n M arch 7

, 20 1 6

, t h e

Su p rem e Co u rt of Geo rg ia affi rm ed t h e t ri al co u rt

. Id

. at 6 2 9

. In reject i n g Ed v al s o n ’ s

cl ai m th at t h e im

p o s i t i o n o f t h e am en d ed b on d co n d i t i o n s vi ol at ed h i s d ue p ro ces s

ri gh t s, t h e Su p rem e Co u rt n o ted t h at “ t h e s u p eri o r co u rt h ad t h e au t h o ri t y t o i m p o s e

ad d it i o n al reas o n ab le res t ri ct i o n s o n Ed v al s o n ’ s b eh av i o r as co nd i t i o n s of hi s p ret ri al

rel eas e o n b o n d; ” “ Ed v al s o n’ s b o n d was no t rev o k ed an d h e was n o t d ep ri v ed o f h i s

freed o m b y i n carcerat i on ; ” “ h e h ad a fu l l an d fai r o pp o rt un i t y t o b e h eard b efo re h i s

b o n d was m od ifi ed ”; an d t h e am en d ed b o n d co n d i t i o ns were n ei t h er o v erb ro ad n o r

p u n i t i v e i n n at u re. Id

.

W h i l e Ed v al s o n ’ s ap p eal o n t h e w ri t o f h ab eas co rp us was p en d i n g

, t h e St at e

re-i n di ct ed Ed v al s o n, wi t h th e n ew in d ict m en t ch arg i ng Ed v al s o n wi t h 2 2 co u n t s o f

s ex u al ex p lo i t at io n of a m i n o r. Sev eral m o n t h s aft er t h e n ew i n d i ct m en t w as h an d ed

d o wn , Ed v al s o n fi l ed a m o ti o n t o d i sm is s an d p lea o f fo rm er jeo p ard y , arg u i n g t h at

5t h e am en d e d b o n d co n d i t i o n s w ere p u n i ti v e, rat h er t h an rem ed i al ; t h at t h e Do u b l e

J eo p ard y Cl au s e b ars h i m fro m b ei n g p u n i s h ed t wi c e f o r th e sam e cri m es ; an d t h at

b ecau s e t h e St at e co u l d n o t p u n i s h h im fu rt her fo r th e i n d i ct ed cri m es

, t h e ch arg es

ag ai n s t h i m s h o ul d b e d i s m i s s ed

. Th e t ri al co u rt h el d a h eari n g o n t h at m ot i o n

, an d

t h ereaft er d en i ed t h e s am e. Ed v al s o n n o w ap p eal s fro m t h at o rd er.

T h e F i ft h Am en d m en t ’ s Do ub l e J eo p ard y Cl au s e “ p ro t ect s ag ai n s t a s eco n d

p ro s ecu ti o n fo r t h e s am e o ffen s e aft er acq u i t t al

, a s eco n d p ro s ecu t i on fo r t h e s am e

o ffen s e aft er co nv i ct i o n

, an d m u l t ip l e p u n i s hm en t s fo r t h e sam e o ffen s e.” M o s er v.

Ri ch mo n d Co u n t

y Bd

. of Co mmi s s i on er

s

, 2 6 3 Ga. 6 3 (1 ) (4 2 8 SE2 d 7 1) (1 99 3 ), ci t i n g

No r t h Ca r o l in a v. Pea rce

, 3 9 5 U. S. 7 1 1

, 7 1 7 (I) (8 9 SCt 2 0 7 2, 2 3 L E2 d 6 5 6) (1 9 6 9 ).

See al s o Al d

en v. S t a t e

, 31 4 G a. Ap p

. 43 9

, 4 4 0 (7 24 SE2 d 4 5 1 ) ( 2 0 1 2). In t h ei r

res p ect i ve b ri efs

, bo t h E d v al s o n an d t h e St at e fo cu s o n t he Do u bl e Jeo p ard y Cl au s e’ s

p ro h ib i t i on ag ai n s t m

u l t ip l e p u ni s h m en ts

, b u t i n do i ng so, ne ithe r pa r ty a c knowl ed g es

t h e “ fu n d am en t al pri nci p l e t h at an accu s ed m us t s u ffer jeo p ard y b efo re he can s u ffer

d o u b l e jeo p ard y .” S e r

f a s s v

. U

. S

. , 4 2 0 U

. S. 37 7

, 3 9 3 (IV) (9 5 SCt 1 0 5 5

, 4 3 LE2 d

2 6 5 ) (1 97 5 ). Th u s, n ei th er part y ad d res s es t he t h res h o l d q u es t i o n p res en t ed b y t h i s

ap p eal

, w h i ch i s w h et h er jeo p ard y at t ach ed as a res ul t o f Ed v al s o n ’ s p ret ri al b o n d

rev o cat i on p ro ceed in g

. See Ha yn es v. S t a t e

, 2 4 5 Ga. 8 1 7

, 8 18 (2 6 8 SE2 d 3 2 5 ) (1 9 8 0 )

6(“ [t ] h e t hres h o l d qu es t io n t o b e ad d res s ed i n an y cas e i n v o l vi n g d o u b l e jeo p ard y i s

wh et h er j eo p ard y has at t ach ed t o d efen d an t d u ri n g t h e pro c e e dings w hic h he c on t en d s

p recl u d e fu rt h er p ro secu t io n ”).

“ I n t h e cas e o f a ju ry t ri al

, jeo p ard y at t ach es wh en a ju ry i s em p an el ed an d

s wo rn

. In a n o n -ju ry t ri al

, jeo p ard y at t ach es w h en th e co urt b eg in s to h ear ev i d en ce.”

S er f a s s

, 4 2 0 U. S. at 3 8 8 (III) (ci tat i o n s o m i tt ed ). See al s o Ho ke v. S t a t e

, 3 2 6 Ga.

Ap p

. 7 1, 7 4 (1 ) (7 5 5 SE2 d 8 7 6 ) (2 0 1 4) (al th o u g h ju ry h ad b een s el ect ed , i t h ad n ot

b een s wo rn

, an d t h erefo re jeo p ard y h ad no t at t ach ed at t h e t i m e t h e co urt d i s m i s s ed

t h e ju ry ). Th u s

, “

jeo p ard y d oes n o t at t ach

, an d t h e co n s t i t ut i o nal p ro h i b it i o n [ag ai n s t

d o u b l e jeo p ard y ] can h av e n o ap p l i cat i o n

, u n ti l a d efen d an t is p u t t o t ri al befo re t h e

t ri er o f fact s

, wh et h er th e t ri er b e a j u r y o r a ju dg e.” S er fa s s

, 4 2 0 U. S. at 3 8 8 (III)

(ci t at i o n s an d p u n ct u at i o n om i t t ed ). Acco rd in g l y

, jeo p ard y d o es n o t at t ach at an y

p ret ri al p ro ceed i n g

, i n cl u d i n g a b o n d rev o cat i o n heari n g

. See W el l s v. S t yn ch co mb e

,

2 3 1 Ga. 1 9 9 , 2 0 1 (2 0 0 SE2 d 7 4 5 ) (1 9 7 3 ) (a p ret ri al h eari n g t h at d o es n o t i n v o l v e a

d et erm i n at i o n as to t h e g u i l t o r i n n o cen ce o f t h e accu s ed d o es n o t t ri g g er jeo p ard y );

See St r i ckl an d v. S t a te

, 3 0 0 Ga. Ap p

. 8 9 8

, 9 0 1 (6 8 6 SE2 d 48 6 ) (2 0 0 9 ) (a h eari n g o n

t h e St at e’ s m o ti o n t o m o d i fy t h e d efen d an t ’ s b o n d co nd i t io n s was n o t a “ p ro s ecu t i o n

[ ] fo r th e p u rp os es o f d ou bl e jeo p ard y ” an d d i d no t cau s e j eo p ard y t o at t ach ); S mi th

7v. St a t e

, 1 7 1 Ga. Ap p

. 2 7 9

, 2 82 (3 1 9 SE2 d 11 3 ) (1 98 4 ) (“ jeo p ard y [d o es ] no t at t ach

t o a prel i m i n ary h eari n g ”). G i v en t h at Ed v al s o n h as n o t y et s u ffered jeo p ard y

, h e h as

n o b as is fo r as sert i n g a cl ai m o f d o u b l e jeo p ard y

.

M o reo v er, b ecau s e jeo p ard y d o es n ot at t ach u n t il t he defen d an t i s p u t t o t ri al

,

t h e Do u bl e J eo p ard y Cl au s e’ s p ro h i b i t i o n o n m u l t i pl e p u n is h m en t s fo rb i d s o n l y t h e

i m p o s i t i o n o f m

u l t i p le p u ni s hm en t s fo l l o wi ng t h e d efen d an t ’ s co n v i ct i o n u p o n o n e

o r m ore o f t h e i n di ct ed cri m es

. See W h a l en v. Un i t ed S t at es

, 44 5 U. S. 6 8 4

, 6 8 8 (I)

(1 0 0 SCt 1 43 2 , 6 3 LEd 2 d 7 1 5 ) (1 9 8 0 ) (a cl ai m t h at a d efen d an t ’ s s en t en ce v i o l at es

t h e d ou b l e jeo p ard y cl au s e’ s p ro h i bi t i o n on m u lt i pl e p u n i s h m e n t s p res en t s “ t h e

q u es ti o n wh et h er p un i s h m en t s i m p o s ed b y a co u rt a

f t er a d ef en d an t ’s co nvi ct i o n o n

cri m i n a l ch arg es are u nco n s t i t u t i o n al ly m u l t i p l e”) (ci t at i o ns o m i t t ed ; em p h as i s

s u p p li ed ). See al s o S t a t e v

. M a r l o we

, 2 7 7 Ga. 3 83 -3 8 4 (1 ) (5 8 9 SE2 d 6 9 ) (2 0 0 3 )

(d i s cu s s i n g wh et her th e Do u b l e J eo p ard y Cl au s e req u i res t h e m erg er o f t h e

d efen d an t ’ s co n v i ct i o n s on m ul t i p l e cri m es

, s o as t o av o id t h e p ro h i b i t io n o n m u l t i p l e

p u n i s h m en t s ). As Ed v al so n ’ s p et i t i o n fo r h ab eas co r p u s i m p l ici t ly reco g n i zed

, i t i s

t h e Fi ft h Am en d m en t ’ s Du e P r o c e s s C l au s e, n o t i t s Do u b l e Jeo p ard y Cl au s e, t h at

p ro t ect s a d e f

e n d an t fro m p ret ri al p un i s h m en t

. See Bel l v. W o lf i s h

, 4 4 1 U. S. 5 2 0,

5 3 5 -5 3 6 (II) (B) (9 9 SCt 1 8 6 1

, 6 0 LEd 2 d 44 7 ) (1 97 9 ) (“ u n d er th e D u e Pro ces s

8Cl au se, a [d efen d an t] m ay n o t b e p u n i s h ed p ri o r t o an ad ju d i cat i o n o f g u i l t in

acco rd an ce wi t h d ue pro ces s o f l aw”). Th us

, t he ap pro p ri at e rem ed y fo r p ret ri al

p u n i s h m en t (i n cl u d i n g b o n d co n d i t i o n s t hat are p u n i t iv e, rat h er t h an rem ed i al ) i s to

b ri n g a pet i t i o n fo r h ab eas co rp u s o r o t h er p ro ceed i ng u n d er t h e Du e Pro ces s Cl au s e.

See Ed va l s o n

, 29 8 G a. at 6 28 (n o t i n g E dv al s on ’ s co n t en ti o n t h at t he am en d ed b o n d

c o nd i ti o n s v i o l at ed h i s d ue p ro ces s ri g h t s b ecau s e, i n ter al i a, t h ey were “ p u n i t i v e

[rat h er t han rem ed i al ] i n n at ure”). 3 See al s o Jo n es v. Gr i mes

, 2 19 Ga. 58 5

, 5 87 (1 ) (b )

(1 3 4 SE2 d 7 9 0 ) (1 96 4) (t h e ap p ro p ri at e rem ed y fo r ex ces s i v e bai l i s a p et i t i o n fo r a

wri t o f h ab eas co rp us ).

As t h e f o r eg oi ng d em o n s t rat es

, Ed v al s o n h as no t s u ffered jeo p ard y an d

t h erefo re h e can n o t as s ert a cl ai m o f d ou b l e jeo p ard y

. In reach in g t h is co n cl u s i o n

, we

n o t e t h at t h ree rel at i v el y recen t deci s i o n s fro m t h i s Co u rt h av e an al y zed a d efen d an t ’ s

ch al l en g e t o t h e d en i al o f h i s m o t i o n t o d is m i ss an d p lea o f fo rm er jeo p ard y t h at

, l i k e

Ed v al s on ’ s p l ea in b ar, was b as ed o n t h e a r g u m en t t h at p ret ri al b on d co n d i t i on s

co n st i t u t ed p u n i s hm en t wi t h in t h e m ean i n g of t h e D o u b l e J eo p ard y Cl au s e. See

3 As n o t ed su p ra, t h e Su p rem e Co u rt of Geo rg ia reject ed Ed val s o n ’ s cl ai m t h at

t h e am en d ed b o n d co n d i t i o n s v i o l at ed h i s d u e p ro ces s ri g h ts b y s u b ject i n g h i m to

p ret ri al p u n i s h m en t

, an d b o t h Ed v al s o n an d th i s Co u rt are b o u n d by t h at h ol d i n g

. See

Ro s s v. S ta t e , 3 1 0 Ga. Ap p

. 3 2 6, 3 2 7 (7 1 3 SE2 d 4 3 8) (2 01 1 ).

9Al d

en

, 3 1 4 Ga. Ap p at 44 0

, n

. 1 0 (an al y zi ng d efen dan t ’ s cl ai m th at al l eg ed l y p u n i t i v e

b o n d co n d i t i o n s en t i t l ed h i m t o a p l ea i n b ar an d n o t i n g t h a t b ecau s e t h e d efen d an t

h ad n o t b een t ri ed

, an d t h erefo re h ad b een n ei t h er c o n v i ct ed n o r acq u i t t ed o f t h e

i n d i ct ed cri m e s

, o n ly t h e Do u b l e J eo p ard y Cl au s e’ s p ro t ect i o n ag ai n st m u l t i p l e

p u n i s h m en t s co u l d arg u ab l y ap p l y t o t h at cl ai m ); S t r ickl a nd

, 30 0 Ga. Ap p

. at 8 9 8 -8 9 9

(s am e); Bo z

z u t o v. S t a t e

, 2 7 6 Ga. Ap p

. 6 1 4

, 6 16 (1 ) (6 2 4 SE2 d 1 6 6 ) ( 2 0 0 5 )

(an al y zi n g d efen dan t ’ s cl ai m t h at t h e tri al co u rt ’ s i m p o si t io n o f al l eg ed l y p u n i t i v e

b o n d co nd it i o n s an d s u b seq uen t rev o cat i on o f h is b o n d fo r v i o lat i n g t h o s e co n d i t i on s

“ s u b ject ed h i m t o m

u l t i p l e p u n i s h m en t s i n v i o l at i o n o f

. . . d o u b l e jeo p ard y ). To t h e

ex t en t t h at ei t h er A l d

en

, S tr i ckl a n d

, o r Bo z

z u t o can b e read as affo rd in g a d efen d an t

a ri g h t t o as s ert a p l ea o f fo rm er jeo p ard y b as ed o n an y p ret ri al p u n i sh m en t

, i n cl u d i n g

an y al l eg ed l y p u n it i v e co n d i t i on s i m p o s ed o n a d efen d an t ’ s p ret ri al b ai l b o nd

, t h o s e

h o l d i n g s are d i s ap p ro v ed

.

Fo r t h e reas o n s s et fo rt h ab o v e, we affi rm t h e o rd er o f t he t ri al co u rt d en y i n g

Ed v al s on ’ s m ot io n t o d i s m i s s an d p l ea o f fo rm er jeo p ard y

.

Ju d g men t af fi r med

. Do

yl e, C

. J

., A nd r ews

, P

. J., B a r n es

, P. J., Mi l l er

, P. J.,

El l i ng t o n

, P

. J., P h i

p p s

, P. J., Di l l a rd

, McFa dd en

, Bo g g s

, Ra y, McMi ll i an

, Ri ckma n,

Mer ci er , a n d Pet er so n , JJ., co n cu r

.

10