Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1983No. 82-657PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. P. Celebrezze, J.
The Double Jeopardy Clause is contained in the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution which provides, in part, “* * * nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” This prohibition has been held to be applicable to the states by operation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Benton v. Maryland (1969), 395 U.S. 784, 794. Moreover, the Ohio Constitution contains a similar protection in Section 10, Article I which states, “* * * [n]o person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense.”
It is established that there are three…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jeffers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Ohio v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. JenkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. ThomasOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. ClarkOhio Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. KidderOhio Supreme Court · 1987
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