Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether Louisiana violated the Double Jeopardy Clause, as we expounded it in Burks v. United States, <a href="/opinion/109891/burks-v-united-states/" aria-description="Citation for case: Burks v. Unite…
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