U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Sep. 26, 2018
Will the court upend the dual sovereign doctrine?
When both federal and state law criminalize the same conduct, the defendant can be independently prosecuted under each. That may soon change.
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The Constitution's double jeopardy clause prohibits prosecuting a defendant twice for the "same offence." But this guarantee has long come with a catch. When both federal and state law criminalize t...
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