Petitions of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on Jul 12, 2017
The petitions of the day are:
16-1348
Issue: Whether a defendant who consents to severance of multiple charges into sequential trials loses his right under the double jeopardy clause to the issue-preclusive effect of an acquittal.
16-1363
Issue: Whether a criminal alien becomes exempt from mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) if, after the alien is released from criminal custody, the Department of Homeland Security does not take him into immigration custody immediately.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Currier v. Virginia, Nielsen v. Preap
Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petitions of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Jul. 12, 2017, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/07/petitions-of-the-day-41/