Whalen v. U.S., No. 97-8165 (U.S. Supreme Court) (445 U.S. 684; 100 S.Ct. 1432) (April 16, 1980) (Justice Stewart)

Loaded on Aug. 6, 2005

Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences.

The defendant in this case was charged with and convicted of both rape and felony murder on the basis of the same rape. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 20 years to life for first-degree murder, and of 15 years to life for rape. The District of ...

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