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United States v. Oppenheimer

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United States v. Oppenheimer
by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Syllabus

United States v. Oppenheimer, 242 U.S. 85; (1916), was a landmark Supreme Court decision applying the common law concept of res judicata (literally: the thing is decided) to criminal law cases.

857343United States v. Oppenheimer — SyllabusOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

United States Supreme Court

242 U.S. 85

United States  v.  Oppenheimer

 Argued: October 19 and 20, 1916. --- Decided: December 4, 1916

Assistant Attorney General Warren and Mr. A. J. Clopton for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Benjamin Slade, L. Laflin Kellogg, and Abram J. Rose for defendants in error.

Mr. Justice Holmes 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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