|
|
Petite v. United States, 361 U.S. 529
Contents:
Show Summary
Hide Summary
General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Petite v. United States, 361 U.S. 529
Petite v. United States No. 45 Decided February 23, 1960 361 U.S. 529
ON MOTION TO VACATE THE JUDGMENT AND
DISMISS THE INDICTMENT
Syllabus
In a case where double jeopardy was the sole question presented, based on separate indictments and convictions in two different United States District Courts for the same criminal conduct, the Solicitor General moved to vacate the second judgment and to dismiss the second indictment, on the ground that it is the general policy of the Federal Government that several offenses arising out of a single transaction should not be made the basis of multiple prosecutions. Counsel for petitioner joined in and consented to the motion.
Held: without passing on the merits of the question of double jeopardy, the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals to vacate its judgment and to direct the District Court to vacate its judgment and dismiss the indictment. Pp. 529-531.
262 F. 2d 788 remanded with directions to vacate judgments and dismiss indictment.
Contents:
Chicago:
U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Petite v. United States, 361 U.S. 529 in 361 U.S. 529 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RB2ZAYZTCCUPEUI.
MLA:
U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Petite v. United States, 361 U.S. 529, in 361 U.S. 529, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RB2ZAYZTCCUPEUI.
Harvard:
U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Petite v. United States, 361 U.S. 529. cited in , 361 U.S. 529. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RB2ZAYZTCCUPEUI.
|