United States v. Wheeler

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:applicationNumber 77-1
gptkbp:caseOutcome Set a precedent for future cases
Defendant's_acquittal_upheld
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law
No. 77-1
gptkbp:citedBy 429 U.S. 77
gptkbp:consequences Influenced state and federal court rulings
gptkbp:controversy Constitutional protections against double jeopardy
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
5-4
June 15, 1978
gptkbp:filedIn March 21, 1978
gptkbp:firstClaim Guided_future_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in legal journals
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the 1970s legal landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Wheeler
gptkbp:impact Clarified double jeopardy protections
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Reviewed_by_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:legalStatus Double jeopardy
Double jeopardy clause interpretation
Part of the legal framework for criminal justice
Petitioner represented by the Solicitor General
Respondent represented by private counsel
Influenced_future_interpretations_of_the_Fifth_Amendment
gptkbp:notableFeature Significant for constitutional law
Analyzed for its implications on legal standards
Used in law schools for teaching double jeopardy
gptkbp:notableQuote Dissenting views on state rights
Justice_Stewart's_opinion_on_double_jeopardy
gptkbp:outcome Reversed and remanded
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:United_States
Wheeler
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent double jeopardy cases
Limits on retrial after acquittal
gptkbp:publicAccess Mixed reactions from legal scholars
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Blockburger_v._United_States
gptkb:Green_v._United_States
gptkb:United_States_v._McClain
gptkb:Fifth_Amendment
gptkb:Ashe_v._Swenson
gptkb:United_States_v._Halper
Criminal procedure
Due process
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Constitution