Crampton v. 54-A District Judge

In People v White, 390 Mich 245, 255; 212 NW2d 222 (1973), this Court, following the lead of other jurisdictions,1 adopted the "same transaction” test as the proper standard to be applied in examining a claim of double jeopardy.2 We adopted this test because it "provides the only meaningful approach to the constitutional protection against being placed twice in jeopardy”, supra, 257-258.

The cases now before this Court require us to examine the parameters of the same transaction *497test. This is by no means an easy task.3 As Justice Brennan admitted in calling for the adoption of the same…