Assume a defendant is observed by police officer A walking down the street carrying a weapon. A few moments later, the defendant is observed by police officer B walking down another street carrying the same weapon. Defendant, a convicted felon, is arrested and charged two counts of illegal possession of a weapon. Has he committed two crimes, or one? If only one, the Double Jeopardy clause prohibits two convictions for the same offense. If you conclude only one offense has occurred, how did the state convince the court otherwise in Commonwealth v. Horne

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Assume a defendant is observed by police officer A walking down the street carrying a weapon. A few moments later, the defendant is observed by police officer B walking down another street carrying the same weapon. Defendant, a convicted felon, is arrested and charged two counts of illegal possession of a weapon. Has he committed two crimes, or one? If only one, the Double Jeopardy clause prohibits two convictions for the same offense. If you conclude only one offense has occurred, how did the state convince the court otherwise in Commonwealth v. Horne 

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