Benton v. Maryland (395 U.S. 784)

Benton v. Maryland (395 U.S. 784) (1969)
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Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969), is a Supreme Court of the United States decision concerning double jeopardy. Benton ruled that the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment does apply to the states. In doing so, Benton expressly overruled Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937).

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Opinion of the Court

United States Supreme Court

John Dalmer BENTON, Petitioner, v. State of MARYLAND.

Argued: March 24, 1969. --- Decided: June 23, 1969

M. Michael Cramer, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.

Peter L. Strauss, Washington, D.C., for the United States, as amicus curiae, at the invitation of the Court.

Francis B. Burch, Baltimore, Md., for respondent.

Mr. Justice MARSHALL, delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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