Court Opinion

ID: 9661170
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 22:31:25.759896+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:14:25.990607
License: Public Domain

CARAWAY, J.,
concurring.
Ill concur concerning the issue of double jeopardy. I believe that the defendant could be prosecuted for these two offenses which were based on the same transaction. The distribution charge is a specific intent crime with the aim of dispensing a controlled dangerous substance. The negligent homicide charge results from the defendant’s disregard of the interests of another person through conduct which amounts to a gross deviation below the expected standard of care. Therefore, I respectfully disagree with the majority’s implicit determination that the double jeopardy protection was violated in this case, and I further disagree with the finding that this defendant could understand the enigmatic legal concept of double jeopardy so as to effect a waiver of her rights.
CARAWAY, J., concurs with written reasons.