United States double jeopardydual sovereignty

Gamble v. United States

587 U.S. 678 (2019)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2019

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The dual-sovereignty doctrine permits successive prosecutions by separate sovereigns (a State and the federal government) for the same act without violating the Double Jeopardy Clause, because an 'offence' is defined by each sovereign's law.

Area of Law

General

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