What is the test for double jeopardy under the double jeopardy clause?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Vaughan, 715 F.2d 1373 (9th Cir. 1983):
The double jeopardy clause precludes the government from placing defendants in jeopardy more than once by subdividing a single conspiracy into multiple conspiracy charges and thereby pursuing successive prosecutions. United States v. Bendis, 681 F.2d 561, 563 (9th Cir.1981), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 103 S.Ct. 306, 74 L.Ed.2d 286 (1982); United States v. Solano, 605 F.2d 1141, 1144 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 444 U.S. 1020, 100 S.Ct. 677, 62
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