NACDL - Tyler v. United States

Tyler v. United States

Brief of Amicus Curiae of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Petitioner (On Petitioner for a Writ of Certiorari).

Tyler v. United States

Case Details

Case No.: 17-5410
Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court

Key Topics in the Case

Fifth Amendment | Fourteenth Amendment | Double Jeopardy Clause | Separate Sovereigns Doctrine | Doctrinal Foundation | Practical Foundation | Expansion of Federal Criminal Law | Lanza | Federal and State Law Enforcement Collaboration

Documents

Tyler-v-United-States-Amicus.pdf

Prior Decision

On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The doctrinal foundation for the separate sovereigns exception has eroded. The practical foundation of the separate sovereigns doctrine has also been eroded. The purview of federal criminal law has expanded dramatically since United States v. Lanza. Federal and state law enforcement often work jointly, not as separate sovereigns.

Author(s)

Jonathan L. Marcus, Caroline S. Van Zile, and Ryan J. Travers, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC; David M. Porter, NACDL, Sacramento, CA.