City of New York v. Wright

As the Supreme Court has repeatedly held, "the Double Jeopardy Clause protects against three distinct abuses: a second prosecution for the same offense after acquittal; a second prosecution for the same offense after conviction; and multiple punishments for the same offense” (United States v Halper, 490 US 435, 440 [1989]).1 Like the instant case, Halper involved the third of these protections, more specifically a civil forfeiture following criminal conviction. The Court held that a defendant who has already been punished in a criminal proceeding may not be subject to an additional civil…