Legal Citation: 359 U.S. 121 (1959)
Appellant
Bartkus
Appellee
State of Illinois
Appellant's Claim
The Supreme Court should void his conviction for bank robbery by an Illinois court. A federal court already had tried and had acquitted him of the same crime.
Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Walter R. Fisher
Chief Lawyers for Appellee
William C. Wines, Latham Castle
Justices for the Court
Tom C. Clark, Felix Frankfurter (writing for...
Source: Great American Court Cases, ©1999 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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