United States v. Padilla

Opinion of the Court

Paul W. BROsman, Judge:

This case is before us on petition for review granted that we might consider a substantial question of double jeopardy raised by the accused persons. Involved here are two trials for the same offense, the second of which has resulted in this appeal. Understanding of the issue involved requires that we set out chronologically and in detail the steps leading to, and the results of, both trials.

On May 1, 1951, petitioners, Jacobs and Padilla, were allegedly involved in an incident wherein several German civilians were assaulted by a group of American…