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Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55 (1971)
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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.
Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55 (1971)
Harris v. Washington No. 70-5213 Decided November 16, 1971 404 U.S. 55
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO
THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON
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The principle announced in Ashe v. Swenson, 397 U.S. 436, which bars a second criminal trial where the defendant has been acquitted in a previous trial involving the same ultimate factual issue, applies irrespective of whether the jury in the first trial considered all relevant evidence, and irrespective of the State’s good faith in bringing successive prosecutions.
Certiorari granted; 78 Wash.2d 894, 480 P.2d 484, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55 (1971) in 404 U.S. 55 Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U2CALRAGDKQQ2KK.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55 (1971), in 404 U.S. 55, Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U2CALRAGDKQQ2KK.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Harris v. Washington, 404 U.S. 55 (1971). cited in 1971, 404 U.S. 55. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U2CALRAGDKQQ2KK.
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