Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2021

Denezpi v. United States

Decided June 13, 2022. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 20-7622 · 596 U.S. 591 · Cited 13 times

Holding

The Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar successive prosecutions of distinct offenses arising from a single act, even if a single sovereign prosecutes them.

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