Supreme Court of the United States
Yeager v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 18, 2009
- Case
- Yeager v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Alito join, dissenting. The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment provides that no person shall “be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” The Court today holds that this proscription, as interpreted in Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U. S. 436 (1970), sometimes…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 18, 2009 |
| Opinion | Not attributed | June 18, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 18, 2009 |