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Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, 412 U.S. 17 (1973)
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Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, 412 U.S. 17 (1973)
Chaffin v. Stynchcombe No. 71-6732 Argued February 22, 1973 Decided May 21, 1973 412 U.S. 17
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Upon retrial following the reversal of his conviction, petitioner was again found guilty and sentenced by the jury to a greater term than had been imposed by the first jury. After exhausting his state court appeals, petitioner was denied habeas corpus on his claim that imposing a higher sentence on retrial was unconstitutional, and the Court of Appeals affirmed.
Held: The rendition of a higher sentence by a jury upon retrial does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause, North Carolina v. Pearce, 395 U.S. 711, 719-721, and does not offend the Due Process Clause as long as the jury is not informed of the prior sentence and the second sentence is not otherwise shown to be a product of vindictiveness. Nor does the possibility of a higher sentence impermissibly "chill" the exercise of a criminal defendant’s right to challenge his first conviction by direct appeal or collateral attack. Pp. 23-35.
455 F.2d 640, affirmed.
POWELL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and WHITE, BLACKMUN, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. DOUGLAS, J., filed a dissenting statement, post, p. 35. STEWART, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BRENNAN, J., joined, post, p. 35. MARSHALL, J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 38.
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MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, 412 U.S. 17 (1973), in 412 U.S. 17, page 412 U.S. 18. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q1MWH5AHQTC2C1X.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chaffin v. Stynchcombe, 412 U.S. 17 (1973). cited in 1973, 412 U.S. 17, pp.412 U.S. 18. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q1MWH5AHQTC2C1X.
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