Legal Opinion

Marakar v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 25, 1962No. 1191 MPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Per curiam

The motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted. On motion of the Solicitor General and upon an examination of the entire record, the petitions for writs of certiorari are granted, the judgments are vacated, and the causes are remanded to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey with directions to dismiss the indictments.

Mr. Justice Black, Mr. Justice Douglas, and Mr. Justice Brennan join the Court’s disposition because they believe that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment was an insurmountable barrier to the prosecution of these petitioners…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Abbate v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Petite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Rinaldi v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Francisco Pena-Cabanillas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  3. Phil Whitus and Leon Davis v. R. P. Balkcom, Jr., Warden, State Penitentiary, Reidsville, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  4. United States v. James Pappas Appeal of Richard S. MischlichCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
  5. United States v. Patrick Defillipo and James DefillipoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979

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