Waller v. Florida
Significance, Motion To Suppress
Petitioner
Joseph Waller, Jr.
Respondent
Earl Faircloth, Attorney General of the State of Florida
Petitioner's Claim
That a prosecution in a court of the United States is a bar to a subsequent prosecution in a territorial court, since both are arms of the same sovereign.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Leslie H. Levinson
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
George Georgieff
Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black, Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
13 November 1969
Decision
The Supreme Court vacated the felony conviction against Waller and remanded the case to the District Court of Appeal of Florida.
Related Cases
- Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937).
- Bartkus v. Illinois, 359 U.S. 121 (1959).
- Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964).
- Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969).
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Minneapolis, MN: West Publishing, 1998.
Further Readings
- Biskupic, Joan, and Elder Witt, eds. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, 3rd ed. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1996.
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