United States v. Oppenheimer
1916 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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United States v. Oppenheimer, 242 U.S. 85 (1916), was a landmark Supreme Court decision applying the common law concept of res judicata (literally: the thing is decided) to criminal law cases.
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Quick Facts United States v. Oppenheimer, Argued October 19, 1916 Decided December 4, 1916 ...
United States v. Oppenheimer | |
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Argued October 19, 1916 Decided December 4, 1916 | |
Full case name | United States v. Oppenheimer, et al. |
Citations | 242 U.S. 85 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | On error from District Court for Southern District of New York. |
Subsequent | None |
Holding | |
A criminal charge that has been adjudicated upon by a court having jurisdiction to hear and determine it, is final as to the matter so adjudicated upon, and may be pleaded in bar to any subsequent prosecution for the same offense. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Holmes, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. Amendment V, Criminal Appeals Act |
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