for King County Bar Association
1. United States v. Wheeler, No. 76-1629, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued January 11, 1978 , March 22, 1978; As Amended
OVERVIEW: Where separate sovereigns brought tribal and federal prosecutions, they were not "for the same offence," and Double Jeopardy Clause did not bar federal prosecution of Navajo member whose tribe criminally punished him for violating tribal law.
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