Unit of Offense Or Unit of Criminality

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VIII. Unit of offense or unit of criminality

Assuming one criminal transaction, there may be an issue of how many times the defendant committed the same criminal offense during that one criminal transaction. The issue is how many times was the same law offended during one criminal transaction. The answer to this question typically depends upon the "unit of prosecution" for the offenses charged.

The unit of prosecution for a given crime is a question of legislative intent. Melton v. State, 379 Md. 471...

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