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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