Blockburger v. United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:argued_on |
George W. Mc Gowan
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| gptkbp:case_analysis |
Analyzed by legal scholars
Used in law schools for teaching double jeopardy |
| gptkbp:case_number |
gptkb:No._1
Part of early 20th-century legal developments |
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
gptkb:Majority_opinion
Affirmed lower court ruling Dissenting opinion Affirmed lower court's ruling Concurring opinion Defendant's rights upheld |
| gptkbp:case_significance |
Foundation for double jeopardy jurisprudence
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Criminal case
Criminal law case |
| gptkbp:consequences |
Clarified standards for double jeopardy
Influenced legal interpretations of multiple punishments |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:1932
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States December 7, 1932 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:Justice_Jackson
gptkb:Justice_Harlan_Fiske_Stone gptkb:Justice_Brandeis |
| gptkbp:doctrine |
gptkb:Blockburger_rule
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| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
gptkb:Judicial_review
Legal education Prosecutorial practices Future legal interpretations Criminal defense strategies |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:Prohibition |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Part of the evolution of double jeopardy law
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Blockburger v. United States
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| gptkbp:impact |
Criminal law
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Constitution
Legal scholars Constitutional debates Previous double jeopardy cases |
| gptkbp:involved_parties |
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Blockburger |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:United_States_v._Mc_Clain
gptkb:United_States_v._Dixon gptkb:Gamble_v._United_States gptkb:Brown_v._Ohio gptkb:Missouri_v._Hunter 284 U. S. 299 |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
United States federal jurisdiction |
| gptkbp:key_issues |
gptkb:Double_jeopardy
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| gptkbp:legal_context |
gptkb:Constitution
Prohibition era laws |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
Clarified double jeopardy protections
Defendant's conviction upheld |
| gptkbp:legal_principle |
Same elements test
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Examines the relationship between different offenses
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| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Fifth_Amendment
Criminal procedure Due process Constitutional rights Legal standards Double jeopardy clause Judicial interpretation Judicial precedent |
| gptkbp:modern_relevance |
Important for criminal procedure
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The Blockburger test is a rule of statutory construction."
" The Constitution does not permit a person to be tried twice for the same offense." " The test is whether each provision requires proof of a fact which the other does not." " The principle of double jeopardy is a fundamental right." " The Blockburger test has been a cornerstone of double jeopardy jurisprudence." |
| gptkbp:opinion_written_by |
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Established the Blockburger test
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent double jeopardy cases
Set a standard for future cases |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Sutherland
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| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:United_States_v._Mc_Clain
gptkb:United_States_v._Dixon gptkb:Grady_v._Corbin gptkb:Brown_v._Ohio |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Double_Jeopardy_Clause |
| gptkbp:significance |
Test for determining whether two offenses are the same for double jeopardy purposes
Influential in determining whether two offenses are the same for double jeopardy purposes |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mc_Laughlin_v._Florida
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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