Double Jeopardy by Thomas III, George C. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Road Back to Blackstone: An Overview of the Argument

Three Double Jeopardy Models

Model 1: A Substantive Double Jeopardy Clause Model 2: A Partly Substantive Double Jeopardy Clause Model 3: A Procedural/Derivative Double Jeopardy Clause

Why the Legislature? The Court’s View of Legislative Prerogative Blackstone’s Double Jeopardy Applying Blackstone and the Three Models

Criminal Law Offense Definitions Twice in Jeopardy Other Double Jeopardy Issues

The “Edges” of Law

2 Double Jeopardy Policy and History

Double Jeopardy Paradigm and Policies

A Double Jeopardy Paradigm Traditional Understanding of Double Jeopardy Policy The Brief, Unhappy Life of Grady v. Corbin Double Jeopardy Unity: Rejecting Greater Protection against Successive Prosecutions

An Alternative Double Jeopardy Policy A Double Jeopardy Principle and Two Presumptions

A Presumption about the End of Jeopardy A Presumption about “Same Offense”

Double Jeopardy Evolution to 1792

Double Jeopardy Law before Henry II Becket and Henry II One Act, One Offense Henry II and Fraudulent Acquittals Post–Henry II Statutory Changes The Common-Law Pleas in Bar

The Double Jeopardy Clause

3 Standard Double Jeopardy Approaches

Interpreting “Jeopardy” Interpreting “Same Offense”

Early Definitions of Same Offense The Blockburger Solution

The Supreme Court’s View of Legislative Intent

Legislative Intent on the End of Jeopardy Legislative Intent on Same Offense

Double Jeopardy Reform Proposals

4 “Life or Limb” Blameworthiness

The Language of the Double Jeopardy Clause The Court’s Pre-Hudson “Criminal Punishment” Doctrine Rethinking the Problem The Civil/Criminal Issue in Broader Context

5 Singular/Distinct Blameworthiness

A Basic Account of Blameworthiness Act Singularity

Action Theory: Act-Types and Act-Tokens Statutory Act-Types

Alternative versus Distinct Blameworthiness Defining Act-Token Separateness Harm Singularity The Relationship of Act-Tokens to Harms

The Scope of Act-Types Counting Act-Tokens: The Act-Type Scope Issue Counting Act-Tokens: Consuming Blameworthiness Single Act-Token Blameworthiness

A Procedural Defense of Chapter 5

6 Bringing Coherence to Same-Offense Doctrine

A Summary of Blockburger’s Failure A Legislative-Prerogative, Blameworthy-Act Alternative to Blockburger

Act-Type Rule of Lenity Compound-Predicate Offenses Unit-of-Prosecution Cases Possession Cases

Dual-Sovereignty Same-Offense Presumptions Rebutting Same-Offense Presumptions Same-Offense Presumptions Summarized

7 Unifying Same-Offense Theory: A Blameworthiness Test of Collateral Estoppel

Requirement of Same Parties Collateral Estoppel Civil/Criminal Blameworthiness Standards of Persuasion Rethinking Collateral Estoppel

8 Second Jeopardies: A Fresh Look at Blackstone’s Solution

Formal Verdicts as the End of Jeopardy

Acquittals Undisturbed Convictions Convictions Reversed on Appeal Guilty Pleas Sentencing Problems

Overview of Acquittal Equivalence Paradigm Acquittal Equivalence: Dismissals and Appellate Reversals That Resolve Blameworthiness

Dismissals as Acquittals Appeals as Acquittals

Acquittal Equivalence in Mistrials

Prosecution-Requested Mistrials Defense-Requested Mistrials Counterfactual Acquittal Equivalence Hung-Jury Acquittal Equivalence

Attachment of Jeopardy Mistrials That Are Not Acquittal Equivalents

9 The Role of Legislative Intent in Determining the End of Jeopardy

Appeal Asymmetry

Blameworthiness and State Appeals Pre- Palko Treatment of Acquittals

Current Status of the Legislative Role

When Outcomes Are Verdicts When State Appeals Are Authorized

10 A Final Defense: A Bill of Particulars and an Answer Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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