Fifth Circuit Case Criminal Law in CY 2008--2010 : D to I

“As traditionally understood, the Double Jeopardy Clause precludes multiple prosecutions and multiple punishments for the same offense.” Brown II, 571 F.3d at 497 (internal quotation omitted); see also Brown v. Ohio, 432 U.S. 161, 165 (1977). T h e D o u b l e Jeopardy Clause is not implicated, however, “when[] the State seeks a second ................
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