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DENEZPI v. UNITED STATES

No. 20-7622.

142 S.Ct. 1838 (2022)

596 U.S. 591

Merle DENEZPI, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 13, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Kimberly, Washington, DC, for petitioner.

Erica L. Ross for respondent.

The Double Jeopardy Clause protects a person from being prosecuted twice "for the same offence." An offense defined by one sovereign is necessarily different from an offense defined by another, even when the offenses have identical elements. Thus, a person can be successively prosecuted for the...

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