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Bartkus v. Illinois (No. 1)
7 Ill.2d 138, 130 N.E.2d 187, affirmed.
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Opinion
[ Frankfurter ]
Dissent
[ Black ]
Dissent
[ Brennan ]
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

359 U.S. 121

Bartkus v. Illinois

No. 1 Argued: November 19, 1957 --- Decided: March 30, 1959

Petitioner was tried and acquitted in a Federal District Court for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 which makes it a crime to rob a federally insured bank. On substantially the same evidence, he was later tried and convicted in an Illinois State Court for violation of an Illinois robbery statute.

Held:

1. The cooperation of federal law enforcement officers with Illinois officials did not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Pp. 122-124.

2. The Fourteenth Amendment does not impliedly extend the first eight amendments to the States. Pp. 124-126.

3. The Illinois prosecution for violation of its own penal law after a prior acquittal for a federal offense, on substantially the same evidence, did not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 127-139.