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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS NO. 98,017 STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee,
V.

BENJAMIN A. APPLEBY, Appellant.

SYLLABUS BY THE COURT

1.

When an appellate court reviews a ruling relating to a double jeopardy or multiplicity issue, an unlimited scope of appellate review applies.

2.

Multiplicity is the charging of a single offense in several counts of a complaint or information. Multiplicity creates the potential for multiple punishments for a single offense in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and

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