397 U.S. 436 (1970) Cited 3,547 times 12 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Double Jeopardy Clause prevents a defendant acquitted of robbing one participant at a poker game from being prosecuted for robbing any of the other participants at the same game
Holding that "no deportation order may be entered unless it is found by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the facts alleged as grounds for deportation are true"
409 U.S. 232 (1972) Cited 414 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the forfeiture of goods for a failure to pay import duties on them is a "reasonable form of liquidated damages," as the more expensive the illegally imported good, the more the government has likely missed out on revenue
Holding that "plaintiffs are entitled to introduce the prior judgment to establish prima facie all matters of fact and law necessarily decided by the conviction and the verdict on which it was based"
Holding that an acquittal is "final, and [can] not be reviewed, on error or otherwise, without putting [a defendant] twice in jeopardy, and thereby violating the constitution"
In Local 167 v. United States, 291 U.S. 293, the judgment and decree were affirmed without change, the Court observing, at 299: "The United States is entitled to effective relief....
Holding that a state parole board is not precluded from finding a parole violation based on alleged criminal activity of which a prisoner was acquitted