The principle of res judicata as applied to civil litigation is very familiar. Likewise well known in the field of criminal law is the doctrine of former jeopardy It is apparent, however, from an examination of decisions in criminal cases, that aside from the very restricted field of former jeopardy, the application of the general doctrine of res judicata to criminal litigation is not generally appreciated and applied. The doctrine of former jeopardy is of course applicable only where the two offenses are identical, and cannot be invoked if the offenses are distinct, even in cases where the same facts give rise to two or more criminal offenses. With the present tendency to multiply statutory regulations and penalties, there is a consequent ...
The principle of res judicata is well-established in our law: essentially it means that parties to a...
The doctrine of res judicata against persons liable over who are given notice and opportunity to def...
This research dealt with the claim preclusion “ res judicata” of criminal judgement before the civil...
Applying state substantive law, the Fourth Circuit held that a prior adjudication of negligence in a...
A rule of law which requires a court to perpetuate its previous errors appears to be one which would...
Plaintiff sued defendant in a federal district court to foreclose a mortgage lien alleged to exist o...
Res Judicata is a maxim which prohibits the relitigation of a suit on the same cause of action as it...
The constitutional and statutory safeguards against a person being twice placed in jeopardy for the ...
The newly reconstituted Supreme Court of the United States has become the center of an earnest contr...
The case of United States v. One De Soto Sedan has again focused attention on some of the perplexing...
When the application of res judicata involves factual disputes, the jury must be the judicial actor ...
The doctrine of res judicata describes a set of rules that determine the preclusive effects of a fin...
In criminal litigation, similar doctrines have been invoked. Double jeopardy has precluded a second ...
Preclusion is not a simple principle; it is a multifaceted concept affected by a number of relevant ...
One of the effects of judgment, established by both the old and the current Code of Civil Procedure,...
The principle of res judicata is well-established in our law: essentially it means that parties to a...
The doctrine of res judicata against persons liable over who are given notice and opportunity to def...
This research dealt with the claim preclusion “ res judicata” of criminal judgement before the civil...
Applying state substantive law, the Fourth Circuit held that a prior adjudication of negligence in a...
A rule of law which requires a court to perpetuate its previous errors appears to be one which would...
Plaintiff sued defendant in a federal district court to foreclose a mortgage lien alleged to exist o...
Res Judicata is a maxim which prohibits the relitigation of a suit on the same cause of action as it...
The constitutional and statutory safeguards against a person being twice placed in jeopardy for the ...
The newly reconstituted Supreme Court of the United States has become the center of an earnest contr...
The case of United States v. One De Soto Sedan has again focused attention on some of the perplexing...
When the application of res judicata involves factual disputes, the jury must be the judicial actor ...
The doctrine of res judicata describes a set of rules that determine the preclusive effects of a fin...
In criminal litigation, similar doctrines have been invoked. Double jeopardy has precluded a second ...
Preclusion is not a simple principle; it is a multifaceted concept affected by a number of relevant ...
One of the effects of judgment, established by both the old and the current Code of Civil Procedure,...
The principle of res judicata is well-established in our law: essentially it means that parties to a...
The doctrine of res judicata against persons liable over who are given notice and opportunity to def...
This research dealt with the claim preclusion “ res judicata” of criminal judgement before the civil...