York v. Texas
Pending petition
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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11-397 | Tex. Ct. Crim. App. | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Issue: Whether the doctrine of collateral estoppel, embodied in the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment and made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, bars relitigation of a fact necessarily decided in the defendant"s favor in an initial prosecution, when that fact is deemed evidentiary in nature in a subsequent prosecution.
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (Tex. Ct. Crim. App.)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner's reply
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