Lugene L. Scott v. Neil Turner, Warden
DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Is the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution violated when a defendant is denied credit for time served when a defendant is convicted and sentenced for felonious assault and later reconvicted for manslaughter due to the death of the victim?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Is the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution violated when a defendant is denied credit for time served when a defendant is convicted and sentenced for felonious assault and later reconvicted for manslaughter due to the death of the victim? JURISDICTION §1254. Courts of Appeals; certiorari; certified questions: Cases in the courts of appeals may be reviewed by the Supreme Court by the following methods: , (1) By writ of certiorari granted upon the petition of any party to any civil or criminal case, before or after rendition of judgment or decree;