United States v. Dixon

United States v. Dixon
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 2, 1992
Decided June 28, 1993
Full case nameUnited States v. Alvin Dixon and Michael Foster
Citations509 U.S. 688 (more)
113 S. Ct. 2849; 125 L. Ed. 2d 556; 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4405
Case history
PriorIndictments dismissed, 598 A.2d 724 (D.C. 1991); cert. granted, 503 U.S. 1004 (1992).
Holding
  1. The Double Jeopardy Clause's protection attaches in criminal contempt prosecutions just as in any other criminal case.
  2. Grady v. Corbin is overruled, and the Grady "same-conduct" test is abrogated in favor of the Blockburger "same-elements" test. Subsequent prosecutions for the same underlying conduct are not barred by the Clause if each offense contains an element not contained in the other.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
Byron White · Harry Blackmun
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Case opinions
MajorityScalia (Parts I, II and IV), joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas
PluralityScalia (Parts III and V), joined by Kennedy
Concur/dissentRehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Thomas
Concur/dissentWhite, joined by Stevens; Souter (part I)
Concur/dissentBlackmun
Concur/dissentSouter, joined by Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. V; Double Jeopardy Clause
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings
Grady v. Corbin (1990)

United States v. Dixon, 509 U.S. 688 (1993), was a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning double jeopardy. The case overruled Grady v. Corbin (1990) and revived the traditional Blockburger standard. The case held that subsequent convictions for offenses that contained the same elements were violative of the Double Jeopardy Clause.

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