F. Scott Yeager v. United States

Decided June 18, 2009. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-67 · 557 U.S. 110 (2009) · Cited 347 times

Holding

An apparent inconsistency between a jury’s verdict of acquittal on some counts and its failure to return a verdict on other counts does not affect the acquittals’ preclusive force under the Double Jeopardy Clause.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Ashe v. Swenson · 397 U.S. 436 (1970)
• United States v. Powell · 469 U.S. 57 (1984)
• Richardson v. United States · 468 U.S. 317 (1984)
• Arizona v. Washington · 434 U.S. 497 (1978)
• Dunn v. United States · 284 U.S. 390 (1932)
• Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651 (1977)
• United States v. DiFrancesco · 449 U.S. 117 (1980)
• Grady v. Corbin · 495 U.S. 508 (1990)
• Ex Parte Lange · 85 U.S. 163 (1874)
• Crist v. Bretz · 437 U.S. 28 (1978)
• Ohio v. Johnson · 467 U.S. 493 (1984)
• Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. Lydon · 466 U.S. 294 (1984)
• Fong Foo v. United States · 369 U.S. 141 (1962)
• United States v. Oppenheimer · 242 U.S. 85 (1916)
• Burks v. United States · 437 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Benton v. Maryland · 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
• Green v. United States · 355 U.S. 184 (1957)
• United States v. Perez · 22 U.S. 579 (1824)
• Dowling v. United States · 493 U.S. 342 (1990)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Sanabria v. United States · 437 U.S. 54 (1978)
• Price v. Georgia · 398 U.S. 323 (1970)
• Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 372 U.S. 108 (1963)
• Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
• Sealfon v. United States · 332 U.S. 575 (1948)
• Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation · 439 U.S. 463 (1979)
• Packet Co. v. Sickles · 72 U.S. 580 (1867)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Currier v. Virginia · 585 U.S. 493 (2018)
• Evans v. Michigan · 568 U.S. 313 (2013)

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