Legal Opinion
State v. Rodney J. Miles a/k/a Jamal D. Allen (077035) (Camden County and Statewide)
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 16, 2017No. A-72-15PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Timpone
In this appeal, we clarify the methodology to be used in analyzing whether two offenses are the “same offense” for double jeopardy purposes. Since the 1980s, we have applied both the same-evidence test and the same-elements test in double jeopardy determinations. A finding that offenses met either test resulted in double jeopardy protection for the defendant. In contrast, the federal courts and most state jurisdictions apply only the same-elements test, as articulated by the United States Supreme Court in Blockburger v. United States, 284 U.S. 299, 52 S.Ct. 180, 76 L.Ed. 306 (1932).
We now…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Manalapan Realty v. Township Committee of the Township of ManalapanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by24 opinions
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