Waller v. Florida
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Waller v. Florida, 397 U.S. 387
(1970), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the Double Jeopardy Clause protects defendants from successive prosecutions by states and municipalities for offenses based on the same criminal conduct.
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(1970), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the Double Jeopardy Clause protects defendants from successive prosecutions by states and municipalities for offenses based on the same criminal conduct.
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 397
- Ashe v. SwensonAshe v. SwensonAshe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436 , was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that "when an issue of ultimate fact has once been determined by a valid and final judgment, that issue cannot again be litigated between the same parties in any future lawsuit." The Double Jeopardy Clause...
(1970)