Legal Opinion
Bravo-Fernandez v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 29, 2016No. 15–537PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case concerns the issue-preclusion component of the Double Jeopardy Clause.1 In criminal prosecutions, as in civil litigation, the issue-preclusion principle means that "when an issue of ultimate fact has once been determined by a valid and final judgment, that issue cannot again be litigated between the same parties in any future lawsuit." Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, 443, 90 S.Ct. 1189, 25 L.Ed.2d 469 (1970).
Does issue preclusion apply when a jury returns inconsistent verdicts, convicting on one count and acquitting on another count, where both counts turn on the very same issue of…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by101 opinions
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- CBF Indústria de Gusa S/A v. AMCI Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017
- Ricky Langley v. Howard Prince, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
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