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- Title: Rodriguez v. State
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 25, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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In August 2000, Manuel Rodriguez, with a blood alcohol level over four times the legal limit and without a valid drivers license, stole a car and, while fleeing the scene, almost immediately ran head-on into a motorcycle, causing the death of the motorcycle driver and serious bodily injury to the motorcycles passenger. The State filed a multicount information against him, and a jury found him guilty of all counts as charged. He was adjudicated and sentenced on all but two of the counts. On appeal, his counsel filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), raising a possible arguable issue about an allegedly impermissible comment on his right to remain silent. Besides agreeing with Mr. Rodriguezs appellate counsels Anders conclusion, the States response noted a minor sentencing error. Mr. Rodriguez took advantage of his right to file a pro se brief in which he raised two issues. He claimed the court should not have allowed the results of his breath alcohol test into evidence and that his sentencing violates the state and federal constitutional right against twice being put in jeopardy. After independently reviewing the entire record and applicable law, we ordered both counsel to file supplemental briefs on the double jeopardy issue that Mr. Rodriguez raised. Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75 (1988). Having received these supplemental briefs, we conclude that there is no merit in the issue counsel raised on the allegedly improper comment on Mr. Rodriguezs right to remain silent or the issue Mr. Rodriguez raised on admitting the breath alcohol test results. We do, however, find a double jeopardy violation and reverse.
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