U.S. v. Ursery, No. 95-345 (U.S. Supreme Court) (518 U.S. 267; 116 S.Ct. 2135) (June 24, 1996) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, the Supreme Court held that a criminal case coupled with a civil in rem proceeding is not double punishment under the Fifth Amendment’s double jeopardy clause. In reaching this determination two cases were examined by the court.
In Ursery’s case, the Sixth Circuit held a that a ...
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