Opinion ID: 1745728
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: former punishment by the commonwealth of kentucky

Text: Stephenson also argued to the Court of Appeals that double jeopardy principles prohibit his conviction for the indicted offenses because he has already been punished for the same conduct by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Commonwealth's assistance to the Indiana authorities in their prosecution of him, supervision of his probation, and suspension of his driving privileges. We find Stephenson's contentions in this regard wholly without merit. Stephenson cites no authority, and we have found none, to support his assertions that a police officer's assistance to a sister state's prosecution and/or the Commonwealth's agreement to supervise a sentence of probation entered in another jurisdiction constitute punishment that would bar further prosecution. Further, this Court has specifically rejected the argument that a driver's license suspension implicates double jeopardy. [26] These allegations thus provide no support for the relief granted by the Court of Appeals.