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Duplicity of the Offense

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  1. What is Rule110 Section13’s general rule on one information?
  2. What express exception does Section13 recognize?
  3. Is a charge against several accused necessarily duplicitous?
  4. One information alleges two separate completed thefts on different occasions, and no law prescribes one punishment for …
  5. Several factual acts are alleged as components of one legally defined offense. Does their number alone make the charge …
  6. Two independent offenses are improperly charged in one information. The accused proceeds to trial without timely object…
  7. The prosecution joins several unrelated offenses because one witness will testify about all. The accused raises the pro…
  8. Explain the one-offense rule and its single-punishment exception.
  9. Distinguish several acts constituting one offense from several independent offenses.
  10. What is the consequence of proceeding to trial without the required objection to a duplicitous information?
  11. The court convicts on several offenses after duplicity was waived. What does Rule 120, Section 3 require concerning fin…
  12. If several improperly joined offenses are charged but only one is proved, does waiver authorize convictions on the unpr…