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To: jwalsh07
The protection against double jeopardy did not extend to prosecutions in state courts until it was incorporated in 1969 in Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784.
569 posted on 01/18/2006 5:55:33 PM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: robertpaulsen

Well Robert, it seems Justice Spencer was a seer because he incorporated it in New Yorks jurisprudence 149 years before that. Quite a guy.


570 posted on 01/18/2006 5:59:18 PM PST by jwalsh07
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