DeCosta v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
DeCosta v. Columbia Broad. Sys., Inc., 389 U.S. 1007 (1967)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Fortas are of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
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(The court upheld the defendant's convictions for both second degree murder and felony murder on the theory that a single act may violate more than one statute. In addition, there was no multiple punishment because the sentences were concurrent.)
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