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Facts

• The Defendant was involved in two separate incidents leading to multiple charges. The first incident, a motor vehicle accident on June 7, 2018, resulted in one count of homicide by vehicle, one count of great bodily harm by vehicle, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injuries, and two counts of failure to give immediate notice of accidents. The second incident, an altercation with police officers on June 13, 2018, led to charges including one count of aggravated battery upon a peace officer, two counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer, one count of evading an officer, two counts of resisting or abusing an officer, and one count of concealing identity.

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Defendant-Appellant: Argued that several convictions related to the June 13 incident violated double jeopardy, the jury instructions for the charges of accidents involving death or personal injuries omitted an essential element, the Defendant was coerced into waiving his right to a speedy trial, was deprived of his right to enter into a conditional plea agreement, and the district court lacked jurisdiction to sentence the Defendant as a habitual offender.
• Plaintiff-Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the Defendant's convictions for resisting or abusing an officer violate double jeopardy.
• Whether the jury instructions for the charges of accidents involving death or personal injuries omitted an essential element.
• Whether the Defendant was coerced into waiving his right to a speedy trial.
• Whether the Defendant was deprived of his right to enter into a conditional plea agreement.
• Whether the district court lacked jurisdiction to sentence the Defendant as a habitual offender.

Disposition

• Reversed Defendant’s convictions for resisting or abusing an officer as charged in Counts 11 and 13 of the amended grand jury indictment and otherwise affirmed his remaining convictions.

Reasons

• The Court found that the Defendant’s convictions for resisting or abusing an officer violated double jeopardy principles, as the conduct supporting these charges was not sufficiently distinct from the conduct supporting charges of aggravated battery upon a peace officer and aggravated assault upon a peace officer. The Court applied a two-part test to determine if the conduct was unitary and if the Legislature intended to allow for separate punishments, concluding that the conduct was unitary and the Legislature did not intend for multiple punishments for the same conduct. The Court also addressed the Defendant's other arguments, including the omission of an essential element in the jury instructions for accidents involving death or personal injuries, finding that despite the omission, no fundamental error occurred as the evidence strongly supported the conviction. The Court did not find merit in the Defendant's arguments regarding coercion in waiving his right to a speedy trial, deprivation of the right to enter into a plea agreement, and the jurisdiction to sentence as a habitual offender, affirming the district court's decisions on these matters (paras 1-50).