Blackledge v. Perry, No. 72-1660 (U.S. Supreme Court) (417 U.S. 21; 94 S.Ct. 2098) (May 20, 1974) (Justice Stewart)
Here the Court held that the rule from North Carolina v. Pearce and its progeny against vindictiveness, applied to the prosecutors as well as judges, and that it was improper for the State to bring more serious charges after defendant filed an appeal.
Here the petitioner was first charged with ...
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