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Citation: 490 U.S. 435

1. United States v. Halper, No. 87-1383, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 17, 1989, Argued , May 15, 1989, Decided

OVERVIEW: A civil penalty following a criminal conviction for the same act violated the Double Jeopardy Clause where the penalty was sufficiently disproportionate to the damages caused as to constitute a second punishment.


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