Legal Opinion
Green v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 16, 1957No. 46PublishedCited by 2,940 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Black, announced by Mr. Justice Douglas.
This case presents a serious question concerning the meaning and application of that provision of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution which declares that no person shall
“. . . be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb . . .
The petitioner, Everett Green, was indicted by a District of Columbia grand jury in two counts. The first charged that he had committed arson by maliciously setting fire to a house.1 The second accused him of causing the death of a woman by this alleged arson…
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