Lee v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1977-06-13

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Mr. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. At the first trial in this case the District Court, having heard the evidence, granted petitioner’s motion to dismiss the information for failure to provide adequate notice of the crime charged. Petitioner was retried and convicted. The question is whether the second trial violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. I On Decemb…

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