| Waller v. Florida | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued November 13, 1969 Decided April 6, 1970 |
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| 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 |
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| Holding | ||||||
| The Double Jeopardy Clause protects defendants from successive prosecutions by states and municipalities for offenses based on the same criminal conduct. | ||||||
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| Majority | Burger, joined by Black, Douglas, Harlan, Stewart, White, Marshall | |||||
| Concurrence | Black | |||||
| Concurrence | Brennan | |||||
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.