Legal Opinion
United States v. Felder
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 16, 1988No. 87-871PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Associate Judge:
In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the doctrine of collateral es-toppel as a component of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment as enunciated in Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 90 S.Ct. 1189, 25 L.Ed.2d 469 (1970), and its progeny prevents the government from relitigating certain facts at a second trial. The trial court ruled that the government was barred from such relitigation. We review the matter de novo and agree with the ruling of the trial court; we affirm.
Felder was tried by a jury on an indictment charging felony murder while…
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