Pueblo v. Sanchez Valle, 192 D.P.R. 594, 2015 TSPR 25 (Mar. 20, 2015); cert. granted, 136 S. Ct. 28 (2015).
Holding
The dual sovereignty doctrine does not apply to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Therefore, the Double Jeopardy Clause bars Puerto Rico and the United States from successively prosecuting a single person for the same conduct under equivalent criminal laws.
In a 6–2 decision, the Court affirmed that the Double Jeopardy Clause bars Puerto Rico and the United States from successively prosecuting the same person for the same conduct under equivalent criminal laws.
The decision was affirmed 6-2 in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 9, 2016. Justice Ginsburg filed a concurring opinion in which Justice Thomas joined. Justice Thomas filed an opinion, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.
Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion in which Justice Sotomayor joined.[3]
^Liptak, Adam (January 13, 2016). "Justices Hear Case Over Puerto Rico's Sovereignty". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^Farias, Christian (December 30, 2015). "Puerto Rico Is Up In Arms Because The Obama Administration Basically Just Called It A Colony". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
^"Opinion analysis: Setback for Puerto Rico's independent powers (UPDATED)". June 9, 2016.
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Text of Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle, 579U.S. ___ (2016) is available from:JustiaOyez (oral argument audio)Supreme Court (slip opinion)
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puerto, rico, sanchez, valle, 2016, criminal, case, that, came, before, supreme, court, united, states, which, considered, whether, puerto, rico, federal, government, united, states, separate, sovereigns, purposes, double, jeopardy, clause, united, states, con. Puerto Rico v Sanchez Valle 579 U S 2016 is a criminal case that came before the Supreme Court of the United States which considered whether Puerto Rico and the federal government of the United States are separate sovereigns for purposes of the Double Jeopardy Clause of the United States Constitution 1 Puerto Rico v Sanchez ValleSupreme Court of the United StatesArgued January 13 2016Decided June 9 2016Full case nameCommonwealth of Puerto Rico Petitioner v Luis M Sanchez Valle et al Docket no 15 108Citations579 U S more 136 S Ct 1863 195 L Ed 2d 179Case historyPriorPueblo v Sanchez Valle 192 D P R 594 2015 TSPR 25 Mar 20 2015 cert granted 136 S Ct 28 2015 HoldingThe dual sovereignty doctrine does not apply to the U S territory of Puerto Rico Therefore the Double Jeopardy Clause bars Puerto Rico and the United States from successively prosecuting a single person for the same conduct under equivalent criminal laws Court membershipChief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy Clarence ThomasRuth Bader Ginsburg Stephen BreyerSamuel Alito Sonia SotomayorElena KaganCase opinionsMajorityKagan joined by Roberts Kennedy Ginsburg AlitoConcurrenceGinsburg joined by ThomasConcurrenceThomas in part DissentBreyer joined by SotomayorLaws appliedU S Const amend V Puerto Rico Arms Act of 2000In essence the clause establishes that an individual cannot be tried for the same offense twice under the same sovereignty The petitioner claimed that Puerto Rico has a different sovereignty because of its political status while others claimed that it does not including the respondent the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and the Solicitor General of the United States 2 In a 6 2 decision the Court affirmed that the Double Jeopardy Clause bars Puerto Rico and the United States from successively prosecuting the same person for the same conduct under equivalent criminal laws The decision was affirmed 6 2 in an opinion by Justice Kagan on June 9 2016 Justice Ginsburg filed a concurring opinion in which Justice Thomas joined Justice Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion in which Justice Sotomayor joined 3 Contents 1 Political implications 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPolitical implications editThe argument appears to diminish the constitutional stature that the Puerto Rican government thought that it had since the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950 and subsequent ratification of the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952 4 See also editInsular Cases PROMESAReferences edit Liptak Adam January 13 2016 Justices Hear Case Over Puerto Rico s Sovereignty The New York Times Retrieved January 13 2016 Farias Christian December 30 2015 Puerto Rico Is Up In Arms Because The Obama Administration Basically Just Called It A Colony The Huffington Post Retrieved January 13 2016 Puerto Rico v Sanchez Valle Opinion analysis Setback for Puerto Rico s independent powers UPDATED June 9 2016 External links editText of Puerto Rico v Sanchez Valle 579 U S 2016 is available from Justia Oyez oral argument audio Supreme Court slip opinion Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Puerto Rico v Sanchez Valle amp oldid 1175148782, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
