What constitutes a "series" of criminal charges?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from USA v. Joyner, et al, 201 F.3d 61 (2nd Cir. 1998):
an offense or offenses." A "series" exists if there is a logical nexus between the transactions. See United States v. Vasquez-Velasco, 15 F.3d 833, 843 (9th Cir. 1994). Here, the drug and firearm charges were intertwined with the arson charges because the arson was ordered to "eliminate drug competition."
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