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ASHCRAFT v. U.S.

No. 288, Misc.

361 U.S. 925 (1959)

ASHCRAFT v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

December 14, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Petitioner pro se. Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Wilkey and Beatrice Rosenberg for the United States.

Certiorari denied.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK and MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, dissenting.

The Fifth Amendment provides that no person shall "be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb. . . ." In this connection it seems appropriate to us to place on record the facts of this case in which certiorari is denied. Ashcraft was convicted of robbery in violation of California laws and given a sentence of five years to life imprisonment. Now the United...

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