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Grady v. Corbin

Grady v. Corbin , 495 U.S. 508 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that: "the Double Jeopardy Clause bars a subsequent prosecution if, to establish an ess...

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Grady v. Corbin, 495 U.S. 508 (1990), was a United States Supreme Court decision holding that: "the Double Jeopardy Clause bars a subsequent prosecution if, to establish an essential element of an offense charged in that prosecution, the government will prove conduct that constitutes an offense for which the defendant has already been prosecuted."[1]

Background

In the fall of 1987, Thomas Corbin was driving under the influence as he drove his automobile across the center line of a New York highway and collided with two oncoming vehicles. Brenda Dirago, the driver of the second vehicle, died in this accident while her husband was seriously injured. Later that same day, Corbin was charged with DUI and pleaded guilty.

Opinion of the Court

In an opinion by Justice Brennan, the Supreme Court ruled that to subsequently try him for homicide would constitute double jeopardy.[2]

Aftermath

Grady was only valid law for three years. It was overturned by United States v. Dixon,[3] which rejected the same conduct test in favor of the longstanding same element test. The same element test had been the law since Blockburger v. United States.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑Grady v. Corbin,495U.S.508(1990).
  2. ↑Foderaro, Lisa W. (June 2, 1990). "Double-Jeopardy Ruling Compounds Grief". New York Times.
  3. ↑United States v. Dixon,509U.S.688(1993).
  4. ↑Blockburger v. United States,284U.S.299(1932).

Further reading

  • Barton, S. (1990). "Grady v. Corbin: An Unsuccessful Effort to Define Same Offense". Georgia Law Review. 25: 143. ISSN 0016-8300.
  • Brudzinski, Walter J.; Farashahi, Afshin (1992). "Double Jeopardy in Successive Prosecutions: The Impact of Grady v. Corbin". Thomas Jefferson Law Review. 14: 181. ISSN 1090-5278.
  • McGinnis, LA (1990). " Grady v. Corbin : Duplicando el alcance de la cláusula de doble enjuiciamiento". Ohio Northern University Law Review . 17 : 873. ISSN 0094-534X . 
  • Webre, CJ (1990). " Grady v. Corbin : Los enjuiciamientos sucesivos deben sobrevivir a una mayor protección contra la doble incriminación". Loyola Law Review . 36 : 1171. ISSN 0192-9720 . 
  • El texto de Grady v. Corbin , 495 U.S. 508 (1990) está disponible en: CourtListener, Findlaw, Google Scholar , Internet Archive (archivos de expedientes), Justia, Biblioteca del Congreso, Oyez (audio de los argumentos orales).