Waller v. Florida
| Waller v. Florida | |
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| Argued November 13, 1969 Decided April 6, 1970 | |
| Full case name | Joseph Waller, Jr., Petitioner v. State of Florida |
| Citations | 397 U.S. 387 (more) 90 S.Ct. 1184; 25 L. Ed. 2d 435; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 52 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Waller v. State, 213 So. 2d 623 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968); cert. denied, 221 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 1968); cert. granted, 395 U.S. 975 (1969). |
| Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 398 U.S. 914 (1970); on remand, Waller v. State, 270 So. 2d 26 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1972); cert. denied, 276 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 1973); cert. denied, 414 U.S. 945 (1973). |
| Holding | |
| The Double Jeopardy Clause protects defendants from successive prosecutions by states and municipalities for offenses based on the same criminal conduct. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger, joined by Black, Douglas, Harlan, Stewart, White, Marshall |
| Concurrence | Black |
| Concurrence | Brennan |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Waller v. Florida, 397 U.S. 387 (1970), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the Double Jeopardy Clause protects defendants from successive prosecutions by states and municipalities for offenses based on the same criminal conduct.