Double Jeopardy

Under the "dual-sovereignty" doctrine of the double jeopardy clause, the Federal Government may prosecute a defendant under a federal statute even if a state has prosecuted him for the same conduct under state law. When a police officer in Mobile…

After defendant was acquitted at his first trial, his second trial on a different related charge did not violate his right against double jeopardy because he consented to severance of the charges. Currier was charged with burglary, grand larceny, and…

When a jury returns inconsistent verdicts of guilt and acquittal, and the guilty verdict is overturned on appeal, the issue preclusion component of double jeopardy does not bar retrial of the overturned count. A jury returned inconsistent verdicts: it convicted…

Defendant's payment of federal civil penalty for pointing a laser at an inhabited aircraft did not preclude his state prosecution for the offense. Defendant was charged with discharging a laser at an occupied aircraft (Pen. Code, § 247.5). Prior to…