Double Jeopardy and Dual Sovereignty Doctrine: Gamble v. United States

Javier Escobar Veas

doi:10.22235/rd.vi20.1842

Authors

Javier Escobar Veas Universidad Mayor https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-0396

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/rd.vi20.1842

Keywords:

Double jeopardy, multiple prosecutions, dual sovereignty doctrine

Abstract

In Gamble v. United States, the defendant questioned the constitutionality of the dual sovereignty doctrine under the double jeopardy clause. In its judgment, delivered on 17 June, 2019, the United States Supreme Court upheld the application of the dual sovereignty doctrine, according to which different sovereigns may prosecute an individual without violating the double jeopardy clause if the individual's act infringed the laws of each sovereignty. This comment aims to address the reasoning of the Supreme Court and the rationale of the dual sovereignty doctrine, suggesting the convenience and necessity of a further study on its limits and the possible safeguards against potential abuses.

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