Baker v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
September Term, 1971.]
1Opinion of the CourtOrth, J.
Moylan, J., dissents and files dissenting opinion at page 102 infra.
These appeals are concerned with double jeopardy.
I
Article V of the “Articles in Addition to, and in Amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America” 1 contains a clause providing “nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” It took the Supreme Court of the United States 100 years to announce that, contrary to its view prior expressed,2 the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment did, after all, directly apply to state criminal prosecutions. The…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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