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U.S. v. Guzman, No. 95-1234 (1st Cir.) (85 F.3d 823) (June 7, 1996) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

This is a significant decision in which the Court held that the "Bartkus exception" (which holds that a successive prosecution by a sovereign that is acting as the pawn of another is a sham) is sound law and binding on the courts.

The Court stated: "We find the gravitational pull ...

 

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