Evans v. Michigan, No. 11-1327 (U.S. Supreme Court) (568 U.S. 313; 133 S.Ct. 1069) (February 20, 2013) (Justice Sotomayor)
In Yeager v. U.S., 557 U.S. 110, 118 (2009), Justice Stevens wrote:
"Our cases have recognized that the [Double Jeopardy] Clause embodies two vitally important interests. The first is the 'deeply ingrained' principle that 'the State with all its resources and power should not be allowed to make repeated attempts ...
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