Dual Sovereignty Doctrine

The legal principle allowing state and federal governments to prosecute the same individual for the same crime.

1. Terance Gamble v. United States of America

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 24, 2018)
3. Original Case: Gamble v. United States of America
4. DefendantsTerance GamblePlaintiffsUnited States of AmericaProsecutorsUnited States Department of JusticeDefense AttorneysLouis ChaitenPlaintiff AttorneysEric FeiginJudgesSamuel AlitoJohn RobertsClarence ThomasStephen BreyerElena KaganNeil GorsuchBrett KavanaughRuth Bader GinsburgInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesState of AlabamaUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
5. Case Tags: Double Jeopardy;Dual Sovereignty Doctrine;Supreme Court Decisions;Criminal Constitutional Law