People v. Morillo

Where defendant is charged in Federal proceedings with conspiracy to transport stolen goods in interstate commerce and at the close of the government’s case in Federal court is acquitted thereof, and thereafter is charged in the state court with conspiracy to receive and conceal the identical stolen goods, does such action in the state court constitute double jeopardy? On June 24, 1977, the Wayne County Circuit Court held the state’s action was not double jeopardy, and defendant appeals of right.

In late 1975, defendant and codefendants were charged with a five-count Federal indictment for…