United States v. Oppenheimer

United States v. Oppenheimer
Argued October 19, 1916
Decided December 4, 1916
Full case nameUnited States v. Oppenheimer, et al.
Citations242 U.S. 85 (more)
37 S. Ct. 68; 61 L. Ed. 161; 1916 U.S. LEXIS 1531; 3 A.L.R. 516
Case history
PriorOn error from District Court for Southern District of New York.
SubsequentNone
Holding
A criminal charge that has been adjudicated upon by a court having jurisdiction to hear and determine it, is final as to the matter so adjudicated upon, and may be pleaded in bar to any subsequent prosecution for the same offense.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityHolmes, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. Amendment V, Criminal Appeals Act

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.