· 11/18/1994
United States v. James Handford and Joshua Kirkwood
Citations
- 39 F.3d 731
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- observing “the principle that the power to define criminal offenses and prescribe punishments . . . belongs solely to the legislature”
- observing “the principle that the power to define criminal offenses and prescribe punishments . . . belongs solely to the legislature”
- observing “the principle that the power to define criminal offenses and prescribe punishments . . . belongs solely to the legislature”
- explaining why the Double Jeopardy Clause has been interpreted in this way
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Judges: Bauer, Kanne, Rovner
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