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Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959)
Bartkus v. Illinois No. 1 Argued November 19, 1957 Affirmed by an equally divided Court January 6, 1958 Rehearing granted, judgment vacated and case restored to calendar for reargument May 26, 1958 Reargued October 21-22, 1958 Decided March 30, 1959 359 U.S. 121
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Petitioner was tried and acquitted in a Federal District Court for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113, which makes it a crime to rob a federally insured bank. On substantially the same evidence, he was later tried and convicted in an Illinois State Court for violation of an Illinois robbery statute.
Held:
1. The cooperation of federal law enforcement officers with Illinois officials did not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Pp. 122-124.
2. The Fourteenth Amendment does not impliedly extend the first eight amendments to the States. Pp. 124-126.
3. The Illinois prosecution for violation of its own penal law after a prior acquittal for a federal offense, on substantially the same evidence, did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 127-139.
7 Ill.2d 138, 130 N.E.2d 187, affirmed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959) in 359 U.S. 121 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXFABKZJQRP7P5M.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959), in 359 U.S. 121, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXFABKZJQRP7P5M.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959). cited in 1959, 359 U.S. 121. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RXFABKZJQRP7P5M.
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