Missouri v. Hunter, No. 81-1214 (U.S. Supreme Court) (459 U.S. 359; 103 S.Ct. 673) (January 19, 1983) (Justice Burger)
Here the Court amplified its "Blockburger rule" and held that where Congress "specifically authoriz[es]" cumulative punishments for even the same offense, the Double Jeopardy Clause is not violated.
In Blockburger v. U.S., 284 U.S. 299, 304 (1932), the Supreme Court announced the following test for determining whether two convictions are ...
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